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Anabolic steroids |
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Synthetic compounds that increase muscle mass and whose use is banned in sports competitions. |
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Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances produced in the laboratory, whose chemical structure is similar to that of testosterone, a malehormone . Apart from their androgenic effect (producing or enhancing male traits), they increase the growth of muscle mass. Some athletes use them for a purpose other than their normal therapeutic indications, to illicitly build up muscle. |
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