Abstract
Data from human subjects given various amounts of anabolic steroids show that the resultant increment in lean body mass (LBM) has the features of a typical dose response curve. Low doses produce a very modest effect, while large doses result in a progressive augmentation of the LBM. Endogenous testosterone production during male adolescence is accompanied by a sex differential in LBM that is comparable to the LBM increment generated by exogenous steroids given to adults.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anabolic Agents / administration & dosage
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Anabolic Agents / pharmacology*
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Body Weight / drug effects*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Nitrogen / metabolism
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Oxandrolone / pharmacology
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Testosterone / analogs & derivatives
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Testosterone / pharmacology
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Weight Lifting
Substances
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Anabolic Agents
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Testosterone
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Oxandrolone
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testosterone enanthate
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testosterone 17 beta-cypionate
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Nitrogen