Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 347-359 , May 2004

Isoflavones restore altered redox homeostasis of antioxidant enzymes in healthy young men undergoing 80% peak oxygen consumption (VO2pk) exercise

  • Chung-Yen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0430, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Tel.: (617) 556-3116; fax: (617) 556-3344.
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  • Raga M Bakhiet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0430, USA
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  • Vanessa Hart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0430, USA
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  • Golde Holtzman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0430, USA

Received 17 June 2003 ,Revised 17 November 2003 ,Accepted 9 February 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2004.02.001

Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 347-359 , May 2004

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