Anabolic steroids are androgenic and therefore produce androgenic effects in the body. Androgens stimulate myogenesis which is the formation of muscular tissue. Androgens are known to cause hypertrophy of both types (I and II) of muscle fibers however the mechanism of this is not completely understood and there are a few accepted mechanisms through which this may occur. It's widely understood that supraphysiological doses of testosterone in non-hypogonadal men promotes nitrogen density and increases fat free mass (muscle mass) while at the same time decreasing fat, particularly abdominal fat. The increase in muscle mass is mostly skeletal muscle increases and are likely caused by an increase in the synthesis of muscle proteins or possibly a decline in the breakdown in muscle proteins.[6]It has also been hypothesized[7] that androgens regulate body composition by promoting the commitment of mesenchymal pluripotent cells into myogenic lineages and inhibiting their differentiation.
2007-03-01
06:45:00
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so whats wrong with that, I really wants to know.
2007-03-01
06:46:39 ·
update #1