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The prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid use amongst athletes in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Electronic Physician, 2016
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use among athletes and examine the extent of their knowledge on the effects of AAS in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mosleh Jabari, Hassan Al-shehri, Abdullah Al-faris, Mohammed Al-sayed, Fahd Algaeed, Nasser Al-sobaie, Fawaz Al-saleh   +6 more
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Simple Synthesis of 17-β-O-hemisuccinate of Stanozolol for Immunoanalytical Methods

Molecules, 2020
The use of doping in sports is a global problem that affects athletes around the world. Among the different methods developed to detect doping agents in biological samples, there are antibody-based methods that need an appropriate hapten design. Steroids
Silvana Casati, Roberta Ottria, Pierangela Ciuffreda   +2 more
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Calibrated Integrated Backscatter Is Associated With Increased Left Ventricular Concentricity and Left Atrial Stiffness in Resistance Trained Individuals Using Anabolic‐Androgenic Steroids

Echocardiography, Volume 43, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study evaluates calibrated integrated backscatter (ciB) for myocardial tissue characterization in 141 resistance‐trained participants (95 AAS users, 46 non‐users). Using echocardiography, ciB was measured from the parasternal long axis orientation. Results show current AAS users have significantly higher ciB than non‐users (–19.54 vs.
Florence Place, Chloe Hamilton, Harry Carpenter, Luca J. Howard, Barbara N. Morrison, Neil Chester, Robert Cooper, Ben N. Stansfield, Keith P. George, Peter Angell, David Oxborough   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathological effects of anabolic steroid (Sustanon®) on liver of male rats [PDF]

, 2014
The present pathological study on the male rats aims to investigate the effects on liver tissue induced by repeated administration of three doses of sustanon for four periods.
E.K. Al-Hamdany, E.R. Al-Kennany
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Knowledge, attitudes and use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among male gym users: A community based survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2019
Recreational use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is a growing worldwide public health concern. However, studies assessing the level of awareness and knowledge of its effects on health are fairly limited, especially in developing countries ...
Fares F Alharbi, Islam Gamaleddin, Samar F Alharbi, Omar Almodayfer, Fahad Allohidan, Mohammed Alghobain, Asaad Arafah, Khaled Al-Surimi   +7 more
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Media exposure,mediated social comparison to idealized images of muscularity, and anabolic steroid use [PDF]

, 2014
This study examined the association between anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) use and dominant sociocultural factors, specifically media exposure to idealized images of male muscularity, and mediated social comparison trends among a sample of young Arab ...
Hitti, Eveline A., Melki, Jad P., Mufarrij, Afif A., Oghia, Micheal J.   +3 more
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In Vivo Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Alters Thyroid Gland Functions in Female Rats

, 2022
Ali Abdulhussein, Shihab Hattab Mutlag, Mahmood Kahtan, Elaf Dawood, Nasrollah Shahidi, Andrew Parkinson, Nick Evans, Rodrigo Fortunato, A Fragkaki, Michael Bahrke, Charles Yesalis, Shehzad Basaria, Justin Wahlstrom, Adrian Dobs, A Meikle, B Dirlikov, S Lavoie, K Shem, M Alen, P Rahkila, M Reinil, R Vihko, Asma Aljaberi, Hessa Md, Boharoon, Md   +25 more
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Comparison of the Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Performance-Enhancing Drug Users and Nonuser Bodybuilders [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: The present study aimed at comparing the prevalence of major psychiatric disorders including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and generalized anxiety disorder between performance-enhancing drug users and nonuser ...
Akbarzadeh, Samad, Haerinejad, Mohammad Javad, Keshavarz, Mojtaba, Ostovar, Afshin   +3 more
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Detection and metabolic investigations of a novel designer steroid: 3-chloro-17α-methyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol

, 2015
In 2012, seized capsules containing white powder were analyzed to show the presence of unknown steroid-related compounds. Subsequent gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations identified a mixture of ...
Blakey, Karen, Boyd, Sue, Cawley, Adam T., Handelsman, David J., Heather, Alison, McGrath, Kristine C., McLeod, Malcolm D., Waller, Christopher C., Willis, Anthony C.   +8 more
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Dihydrotestosterone treatment rescues the decline in protein synthesis as a result of sarcopenia in isolated mouse skeletal muscle fibres [PDF]

, 2016
Background Sarcopenia, the progressive decline in skeletal muscle mass and function with age, is a debilitating condition. It leads to inactivity, falls, and loss of independence.
Balagopal, Bhasin, Bruchovsky, Christensen, Dickinson, Exner, Ferrando, Frontera, Greenlund, Gruenewald, Haehling, Hamdi, Hamdi, Hundal, Hyde, Jung, Kaufman, Ly, Mackenzie, Mooradian, Morley, Mutungi, Palacin, Perez, Rhoden, Rooyackers, Swerdloff, Toth, Urban, Vermeulen, Volpi, Volpi, Wagner, Welle   +33 more
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