Any substance, natural or synthetic, that exerts the hormonal effects of the natural estrogen, estradiol, usually by interaction with the estrogen receptor.
Note: Phytoestrogens are substances that occur in plants and have estrogenic activity.
Source: PAC, 2016,
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