The authors are grateful to Ms Shu-jing CAI and Ms Cui HUA for technical assistance. This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30901699 and 30928028).
Aim: To investigate the effect of excess genistein on the extracellular matrix in mandibular condylar cartilage of female rats in vivo. Methods: Female SD rats were administered through oral gavage with genistein (...