Icariin is more potent than genistein in
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Hui-Ping Ma; Lei-Guo Ming; Bao-Feng Ge; Yuan-Kun Zhai; Peng Song; Cory J. Xian;
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract There has been a strong interest in searching for natural therapies for osteoporosis. Genistein, an isoflavone abundant in soy, and icariin, a prenylated flavonol glycoside isolated from Epimedium Herb, have both been identified to exert beneficial effects in preventing postmenopausal b