pubmed-article:15756167 | pubmed:abstractText | At menopause, many women consume phytoestrogens instead of beginning hormone replacement therapy. Many also start exercise programs for health benefits. Genistein, a soy isoflavone with estrogen-like properties, induces lymphocyte apoptosis in vitro. Aerobic exercise also induces apoptosis in lymphoid cells. The present study was designed to determine the effect of chronic (wheel running, WR) and acute (treadmill) exercise on in vivo apoptosis of thymocytes using an animal model of menopause with supplementation from dietary genistein. | lld:pubmed |