Pharmacological Studies on Adrenal Cortex Suppression caused by Anabolic Steroid

STEROID PHYSIOLOGY Anatomy of the Adrenal Cortex

The steroidal nature of adrenocortical hormones was established in 1937, when Reichstein synthesized desoxycorticosterone. Eventually it was clearly established that the adrenal cortex elaborated a number of hormones and that these compounds differed in their amount of inherent metabolic (glucocorticoid) and electrolyte regulating (mineralocorticoid) activity. The actions of these hormones exte...

Chemical Studies on the Adrenal Cortex

In Paper II of this series (1) we described the isolation from adrenal extracts of four crystalline, nitrogen-free compounds, which were found to be physiologically inactive when tested on the adrenalectomized dog. Three of these compounds, besides others not encountered by us, have meanwhile been obtained independently by Reichstein (2) ;I the fourth is apparently identical with the substance ...

An inside perspective on anabolic steroid abuse

Steroid abuse is common across gyms across the world. This unique article features an inside perspective/opinion in a question and answer format from a former steroid user/high level body builder.

Anabolic Steroid Abuse, 102

Illicit anabolic-androgenic steroid use.

The anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are a family of hormones that includes testosterone and its derivatives. These substances have been used by elite athletes since the 1950s, but they did not become widespread drugs of abuse in the general population until the 1980s. Thus, knowledge of the medical and behavioral effects of illicit AAS use is still evolving. Surveys suggest that many million...