Anabolic androgenic steroids in delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis
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Sports supplements and Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
Recently, the use of sport supplements has become so common among most athletes. These supplements may contain undeclared substances that are banned by such international authorities as WHO, IOC and WADA. The present study, thus, is aimed at examining the final sport supplement products in terms of banned substances and measuring the adulteration level in order to prove the safety of these prod...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0976-500X
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500x.103698