The effect of androgenic anabolic steroids on the susceptibility of the rat heart to ischaemia and reperfusion injury

Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Athletes use androgenic anabolic steroids (AAS) to enhance their physical performance. The abuse of AAS is however associated with a host of side effects including sudden death due to cardiac arrest. The use of AAS...

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Main Author: Rossouw, Ellen
Other Authors: Du Toit, E. F.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53105