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The anabolic/androgenic steroid nandrolone exacerbates gene expression modifications induced by mutant SOD1 in muscles of mice models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Pharmacological research - 1 Feb 2012
Galbiati Mariarita, Onesto Elisa, Zito Arianna, Crippa Valeria, Rusmini Paola, Mariotti Raffaella, Bentivoglio Marina, Bendotti Caterina, Poletti Angelo
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Anabolic/androgenic steroids (AAS) are drugs that enhance muscle mass, and are often illegally utilized in athletes to improve their performances. Recent data suggest that the increased risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in male soccer and football players could be linked to AAS abuse. ALS is a motor neuron disease mainly occurring in sporadic (sALS) forms, but some familial forms (fALS) exist and have...
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