The effect of anabolic steroids on lean body mass: the dose response curve.
Data from human subjects given various amounts of anabolic steroids show that the resultant increment in lean body mass (LBM) has the features of a typical dose response curve. Low doses produce a very modest effect, while large doses result in a progressive augmentation of the LBM. Endogenous testosterone production during male adolescence is accompanied by a sex differential in LBM that is comparable to the LBM increment generated by exogenous steroids given to adults.
D000328:Adult; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010074:Oxandrolone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014891:Weight Lifting
D045930:Anabolic Agents; D013739:Testosterone; D010074:Oxandrolone; C004648:testosterone enanthate; C016131:testosterone 17 beta-cypionate; D009584:Nitrogen