Abuse of anabolic steroids: A dangerous indulgence
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Abuse of supraphysiologic doses of anabolic steroids.
The following article is a literature review of supraphysiologic doses of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). This article contains a brief review of the history of AAS, the chemistry of the varying forms of AAS, and proposed mechanisms of action. The article then focuses on how AAS are used in an illicit manner by the general population. Terms such as "stacking" and "pyramiding" are discussed....
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2451-9650
DOI: 10.1016/j.coemr.2019.10.002