Supraphysiological Doses of Performance Enhancing Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Exert Direct Toxic Effects on Neuron-like Cells

Supraphysiological Doses of Performance Enhancing Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Exert Direct Toxic Effects on Neuron-like Cells

Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are lipophilic hormones often taken in excessive quantities by athletes and bodybuilders to enhance performance and increase muscle mass. AAS exert well known toxic effects on specific cell and tissue types and organ systems. The attention that androgen abuse has r...

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Main Authors: John Robert Basile, Nada O Binmadi, Hua eZhou, Yinghua eYang, Antonio ePaoli, Patrizia eProia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Apoptosis
Neurotoxicity
Anabolic-androgenic steroids
PC12
Neuritin
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00069/full

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