The Claim

In ovariectomized female rats, administration of 8-prenylnaringenin at a dose of 15 mg/kg for three days results in a greater increase in the number of terminal end buds (TEB) in the mammary gland compared to either 6-DMAN or naringenin treatment.

Source: Assessment of the proliferative capacity of the flavanones 8-prenylnaringenin, 6-(1.1-dimethylallyl)naringenin and naringenin in MCF-7 cells and the rat mammary gland.

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Scientists found that giving a plant compound called 8-prenylnaringenin to female rats without ovaries, at a specific dose for three days, made more little bud-like structures grow in their mammary glands than two other similar compounds did.

See the scientific wording

In ovariectomized female rats, 8-prenylnaringenin at 15 mg/kg administered for three days increases the number of terminal end buds (TEB) in the mammary gland more than 6-DMAN or naringenin

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Assessment of the proliferative capacity of the flavanones 8-prenylnaringenin, 6-(1.1-dimethylallyl)naringenin and naringenin in MCF-7 cells and the rat mammary gland.

    The study gave 8-prenylnaringenin to rats with their ovaries removed and found it increased the number of terminal end buds in the mammary gland more than the other two compounds tested (6-DMAN and naringenin), exactly matching what the claim says.

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