Steroid stack — A steroid stack is a slang term used to describe the combination of two or more anabolic steroids used ideally in synergy for a period commonly ranging from 2 to 10 weeks or even more (see steroid cycle). At the end of a steroid cycle, advanced… … Wikipedia
Steroid — This article is about a family of polycyclic hydrocarbons. For the performance enhancing substance, see Anabolic steroid. IUPAC recommended ring lettering (left) and atom numbering (right) of cholestane, a prototypical steroid skeleton.[1] The… … Wikipedia
Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase — Cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily B, polypeptide 1 Identifiers Symbols CYP11B1; CPN1; CYP11B; DKFZp686B05283; FHI; FLJ36771; P450C11 External IDs … Wikipedia
steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or … Universalium
Steroid use in American football — The use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport of American football has been an ongoing issue since the late 1980s, especially in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL began to test players for steroid use during the 1987 season, and… … Wikipedia
steroid hormone — ▪ chemical compound any of a group of hormones that belong to the class of chemical compounds known as steroids; they are secreted by three “steroid glands” the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries and during pregnancy by the placenta. All… … Universalium
Anabolic steroid — cite journal author=Grishkovskaya I, Avvakumov GV, Sklenar G, Dales D, Hammond GL, Muller YA title=Crystal structure of human sex hormone binding globulin: steroid transport by a laminin G like domain journal=EMBO J. volume=19 issue=4… … Wikipedia
Post-cycle therapy — (PCT) is a drug regimen designed to stimulate the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis (HPTA) so that it begins to produce testosterone normally, while keeping estrogen levels low. PCT is traditionally done after a cycle of pro hormones or… … Wikipedia
List of steroid abbreviations — The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.cite journal… … Wikipedia
Neuroactive steroid — Neuroactive steroids (or neurosteroids) rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter gated ion channels.[1][2] In addition, these steroids may also exert effects on gene expression via intracellular steroid… … Wikipedia
