title: [Toxicological effects of clenbuterol in human and animals].
abstract: It is reported that clenbuterol increases the lean- to fat conversion in livestock and is an illegal stimulating and growth promoter. Consumption of meat containing clenbuterol residues causes adverse health effects in human, reduces the performance in exercise and disturbs reproductive system and hormone response. The toxicity of clenbuterol and its mechanism is reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongning
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000506:poisoning / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D002976:Clenbuterol / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D002976:Clenbuterol