Phytoandrogens
Phytoandrogens are substances produced in plants which have effects similar to testosterone in animals.
Examples
- Triterpenoids from the gutta percha tree can act as phytoandrogens.[1]
- Pine pollen is said to contain bioidentical androgenic hormones.
Environmental Effects
Phytoandrogens have been implicated in sex-reversal in fish.[2]
References
- ↑ Ong VY, Tan BK (2007). "Novel phytoandrogens and lipidic augmenters from Eucommia ulmoides". BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 7: 3. doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-3. PMC 1797194. PMID 17261169.
- ↑ Godwin J, Luckenbach JA, Borski RJ (2003). "Ecology meets endocrinology: environmental sex determination in fishes". Evolution & Development 5 (1): 40–9. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142x.2003.03007.x. PMID 12492408.