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Seasonal variation in oestrogenic activity, coumestrol and formononetin content of white clover

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. Saba ,
Hilary M. Drane ,
C. Nancy Hebert  and
R. J. Holdsworth
N. Saba
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
Hilary M. Drane
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
C. Nancy Hebert
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
R. J. Holdsworth
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge, Surrey
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Summary

The oestrogenic activity, coumestrol and formononetin content of white clover collected during the months May to December 1970 and 1971 was assayed in mice. The results showed considerable variations in oestrogenic activity which did not seem to be associated with a specific time of year or quantitatively related to the coumestrol content of the pasture.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 505 - 510
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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