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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 62. Chapters: Polychlorinated biphenyl, Acrylamide, Chloramphenicol, Creosote, Anabolic steroid, Trichloroethylene, Mate, Lead(II) nitrate, Doxorubicin, Cisplatin, Ethyl carbamate, 1,3-Butadiene, Lead(II) chloride, Tetrachloroethylene, Dimethyl sulfate, Clonorchis sinensis, 1,2-Dibromoethane, N-Nitrosodimethylamine, Epichlorohydrin, Azacitidine, Etoposide, Myocet, Benzyl chloride, Nitrogen mustard, Carmustine, Indium phosphide, Triplatin tetranitrate, Aristolochic acid, Procarbazine, Benzoyl chloride, List of IARC Group 2A carcinogens, Diethyl sulfate, Vinyl fluoride, Benzotrichloride, Propyl gallate, N-Nitroso-N-methylurea, Benzal chloride, Vinyl bromide, Styrene oxide, Glycidol, Teniposide, Lomustine, Methyl methanesulfonate, Methylnitronitrosoguanidine, Chlorozotocin. Excerpt: Anabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids (AAS) or colloquially simply as "steroids" or "'roids," are drugs which mimic the effects of the male sex hormones: testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue (anabolism), especially in muscles. Anabolic steroids also have androgenic and virilizing properties, including the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics such as the growth of the vocal cords, testicles, and body hair (secondary sexual characteristics). The word anabolic comes from the Greek anabole, "that which is thrown up, mound," and the word androgenic from the Greek andros, "of a man" + - -genes, "born." Anabolic steroids were first isolated, identified and synthesized in the 1930s, and are now used therapeutically in medicine to stimulate bone growth and appetite, induce male puberty, and treat chronic wasting conditions, such as cancer and AIDS. The American College of Sports Medicine acknowledges t...
