Steroids
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"I just wanted to boost my performance." These are the words spoken by
numerous athletes who have been captured using . The continuous stress
and pressure on athletes to perform well has caused some to breakdown and take
as an easy way to bulk up. amongst athletes is not the only
problem. Oth ....
Middle of paper
.... adrenal hormones, sex hormones, and poisons in certain toads. Sex
steroids in humans give men and women the characteristics that make up the sex,
such as the type of voice, and the physical build. Adrenal steroids, produced
in the cortex of the adrenal gland in humans, regulate protein and carbohydrate
metabolism. Aldosterone, another steroid produced in the adrenal cortex, plays
a role in the mineral and water balance of the body.
Anabolic steroids are commercially produced by chemic ....
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