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The American Journal on Addictions, 1992
Anabolic steroids (ASs) are synthetic derivatives of testosterone that have both anabolic (tissue building) and androgenic (masculinizing) effects. ASs are increasingly used for the nonmedical purposes of enhancing athletic performance and physical appearance.
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Anabolic steroids (ASs) are synthetic derivatives of testosterone that have both anabolic (tissue building) and androgenic (masculinizing) effects. ASs are increasingly used for the nonmedical purposes of enhancing athletic performance and physical appearance.
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Anabolic androgenic steroids reverse the beneficial effect of exercise on tendon biomechanics: An experimental study [PDF]
Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2014 Background The effect of anabolic androgenic steroids on tendons has not yet been fully elucidated. Aim of the present study was the evaluation of the impact of anabolic androgenic steroids on the biomechanical and histological characteristics of ...
Serafeim Tsitsilonis +1 more
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Anabolic Steroids and Training
Clinics in Sports Medicine, 1986Based on the currently known actions of androgens as anabolic compounds, we conclude that skeletal muscle represents a relatively minor target for anabolic steroids, if the androgen receptor is considered a limiting step in steroid action. The possibility exists that steroids are able to exert other cellular effects such as through regulation of post ...
R C, Hickson, T G, Kurowski
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Anabolic steroids and the mind
Medical Journal of Australia, 1996Anabolic steroids were first used by weight lifters and others involved in pursuits of strength, but are now taken, often in large doses, by young men interested in enhancing their appearance. The severe psychogenic side effects of these high doses include aggressive and violent behaviour.
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1987
To the Editor.— It was with great interest that I read the recent MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES article reporting on anabolic steroids in which William Taylor, MD, suggests making them controlled substances. 1 One state at least—Texas—has done so. The 70th session of the Texas legislature recently passed a bill (Senate bill 1035) amending Vernon's Texas
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To the Editor.— It was with great interest that I read the recent MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES article reporting on anabolic steroids in which William Taylor, MD, suggests making them controlled substances. 1 One state at least—Texas—has done so. The 70th session of the Texas legislature recently passed a bill (Senate bill 1035) amending Vernon's Texas
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The history of anabolic steroids and a review of clinical experience with anabolic steroids
Acta Endocrinologica, 1985Metabolism is the term employed to embrace the various physical and chemical processes occurring within the tissues upon which the growth and heat production of the body depend and from which the energy for muscular activity, for the maintenance of vital activity and for the maintenance of vital functions is derived (Best & Taylor 1950).
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Anabolic androgens (anabolic steroids)
1995Abstract The paradigm anabolic androgen is the naturally occurring sex hormone testosterone, which exerts its actions through specific cellular receptors in the cytoplasm (intracellular fluid) of target cells (Lukas 1993). Testosterone is responsible for the development of male sexual characteristics in utero and for the changes that ...
R E Ferner +2 more
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The Nurse Practitioner, 1985
Anabolic steroids are being used by athletes in a wide variety of sports in efforts to enhance their athletic performances. Steroid abuse is complex to evaluate due to the highly emotional subject matter and the limitations in researching anabolic steroids. This article has been written to heighten the practitioner's awareness of the problem of "sports
D J, Duncan, E B, Shaw
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Anabolic steroids are being used by athletes in a wide variety of sports in efforts to enhance their athletic performances. Steroid abuse is complex to evaluate due to the highly emotional subject matter and the limitations in researching anabolic steroids. This article has been written to heighten the practitioner's awareness of the problem of "sports
D J, Duncan, E B, Shaw
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