The Effects of Anabolic Steroids on Rat Tendon: An Ultrastructural, Biomechanical, and Biochemical Analysis

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 227-232

  Inhofe, Perry D ^a   Grana, William A ^a   Egle, Davis ^a   Min, Kyung Whan ^a   Tomasek, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 3; FIBRONECTIN; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; STANOZOLOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABSORPTION; ACHILLES TENDON; ANABOLIC STEROIDS; ANIMAL; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; FIBRONECTINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANDROLONE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STANOZOLOL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028946324     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659502300217     Document Type: Article

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