Effect of chronic administration of Tamoxifen on fertility in male bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata). Researchers: Rao AJ, Ramachandra SG, Ramesh V, Krishnamurthy HN, Jayaraman S, Gopalakrishnan K, Juneja HS Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Source: Andrologia 1998 May-Jun;30(3):129-32 Summary: Administration of Tamoxifen via the Alzet pump at […]
Anabolic Steroid Articles
Our steroid articles provided detailed, practical information on how anabolic steroids are used to build muscle size, strength and otherwise improve physical performance. They cover topics such as the history of steroids, steroids in baseball, the medical uses of steroids including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the side effects of steroids and how to manage steroid side effects.
Oxandrolone Offers Relief to Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Treatment with an anabolic agent is associated with improvement in respiratory function in persons with tetraplegia: A pilot study.Researchers:Spungen AM., Grimm DR., Strakhan M., Pizzolato PM., & Bauman WA. Work originated at Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; and Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury Services, Veterans Affairs Medical […]
Taking a Closer Look at the Muscles of Steroid Using Athletes… A Really Close Look
Title:Effects of anabolic steroids on the muscle cells of strength-trained athletes. Researchers:Kadi F, Eriksson A, Holmner S, Thornell LE Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umea University, Sweden. Source:Med Sci Sports Exerc 1999 Nov;31(11):1528-34 Summary: Athletes who use anabolic steroids get larger and stronger muscles. How this is reflected at the level of the muscle fibers […]
Medical Supervision of Individuals Using Anabolic Steroids for Muscle Growth (Part 2)
In part I of this series we discussed the effects of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use on the heart, the blood, cholesterol, and the liver. We also suggested some treatment options for the physician or health care provider. In this final installment we will discuss the side effects of the endocrine system including the testis, as well […]
Medical Supervision of Individuals Using Anabolic Steroids for Muscle Growth (Part 1)
Since the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 became law on November 29, 1990, physicians have struggled with the ethics of becoming involved with patients using anabolic steroids. There are serious repercussions for doctors’ accused of prescribing anabolic steroids to patients for physique augmentation. In addition, most doctors know very little about anabolic steroids and tend […]
Human Studies Finally Show Insulin to Be Extremely Anabolic in Human Muscle Tissue – In Vivo
Extreme hyperinsulinemia unmasks insulin’s effect to stimulate protein synthesis in human forearm. Researchers:Teresa A. Hillier, David A. Fryburg, Linda A. Jahn, and Eugene J. Barrett Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, and General Clinical Research Center, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 Source:Am. J. Physiol. 274 (Endocrinol. Metab. 37): […]
Nubain Addiction in Bodybuilders
Nalbuphine hydrochloride dependence in anabolic steroid users. Researchers:Wines JD Jr, Gruber AJ, Pope HG Jr, Lukas SE. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, McLean Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. Source:Am J Addict 1999 Spring;8(2):161-4 Summary: Nalbuphine hydrochloride, a nonscheduled opioid agonist/antagonist analgesic also known as Nubaine or Nubain, is currently approved for the […]
IGF-1 and Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy
Localized infusion of IGF-I results in skeletal muscle hypertrophy in rats. Researchers:Gregory R. Adams & Samuel A. McCue Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Ca. Source:Journal of Applied Physiology84(5): 1716-1722, 1998 Summary:The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that direct IGF-I infusion would result in an increase in muscle DNA […]
IGF-1 Once Again Proves to be One of the Most Powerful Mediators of Muscle Growth
Not since the travels of Juan Ponce de Leon has the fountain of youth seemed so close! Title:Viral mediated expression of insulin-like growth factor I blocks the aging-related loss of skeletal muscle function Researchers: Elisabeth R. Barton-Davis*, Daria I. Shoturma*, Antonio Musaro, Nadia Rosenthal, and H. Lee Sweeney*, * Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania […]
Scientists Hit Another Road Block in their Attempts to Detect Growth Hormone Use by Athletes
Growth hormone induced increase in serum IGFBP-3 level is reversed by anabolic steroids in substance abusing power athletes. Researchers: Karila T, Koistinen H, Seppala M, Koistinen R, Seppala T National Public Health Institute, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Helsinki, Finland. Source:Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1998 Oct;49(4):459-63 Summary: OBJECTIVE: Body builders may use growth hormone (GH) and […]