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Description: are performance enhancing drugs. They are a synthetic form of the chemical testosterone that is normally found in the body. By taking , a person's testosterone level can be raised up to a hundred times more than the usual amount of 2.5 to 10 mg. Pe ....

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.... very high. Steroids that are injected are less toxic to the liver and are less potent than oral steroids on an equal dosage basis. Injected steroids have a delayed take up, which makes them last longer. It also allows them to be detected in drug tests for a longer period of time. How they work in the body: When anabolic steroids are introduced into the body, under certain conditions they increase: protein synthesis, lean body mass, and the nitrogen balance in the body. A steroid receptor is formed which stimulates the synthesis of enzymes. With the stimulus of enzymes in the body, protein synthesis is also increased. One enzyme syste ....