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Preferred Name

Anabolic Steroid

Synonyms

anabolic steroid

Anabolic Steroid

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

Definitions

Synthetic derivatives of the male hormone, androgen, that promote tissue growth by increasing the metabolic processes involved with protein synthesis and are used to promote weight gain in wasting diseases. They are used by bodybuilders and athletes to increase muscle mass, strength, and stamina.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2360

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles. Anabolic steroids are made in the laboratory from testosterone (a male hormone).

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50786

code

C2360

DEFINITION

Synthetic derivatives of the male hormone, androgen, that promote tissue growth by increasing the metabolic processes involved with protein synthesis and are used to promote weight gain in wasting diseases. They are used by bodybuilders and athletes to increase muscle mass, strength, and stamina.

FULL_SYN

anabolic steroid

Anabolic Steroid

Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids

label

Anabolic Steroid

Legacy Concept Name

Anabolic_Steroid

Preferred_Name

Anabolic Steroid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2360

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Chemical Viewed Structurally

UMLS_CUI

C0002845

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C843

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C548

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