'anabolic' is a correct and commonly used word in written English.
It is often used to describe something related to the process of building muscle or tissue in the body. Here is an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "Weightlifting and certain types of protein can have an anabolic effect on the body, promoting muscle growth and strength."
He cites two studies, including one by a team of Swedish researchers in 2006 that examined the impact of anabolic steroid use on powerlifters years after they had ceased taking drugs.
But altogether different methods are required to detect anabolic androgenic steroids, which mimic the effects of testosterone and other hormones in the body.
An American discus thrower once tested positive for the anabolic steroid, nandrolone but he was exonerated because the doctor accidentally mislabelled one of the two sample bottles.Another American, Butch Reynolds, a 400-metres runner, tested positive for a steroid after a race in Monaco in 1990, and was banned for two years.
Indeed: as a competitor for Russia in the early 1990s, Mrs Engquist was given a ban for four years (later rescinded) for using, yes, anabolic steroids.
One genotype, to use the jargon, may allow athletes who use anabolic steroids to escape detection altogether.
Used for decades as cheap alternatives to heroin and methadone, their resurgence now (like the growth of heavy ketamine use) may reflect a shortage of good-quality heroin from late 2010.As for the rest, high-grade ecstasy is making a comeback (use fell in recent years when the purity fell too), at a price, and there is concern about anabolic steroids.
The athletes of ancient Greece used potions to fortify themselves before a contest, and their modern counterparts have everything from anabolic steroids and growth hormones to doses of extra red blood cells with which to invigorate their bodies.
At the championships themselves, four Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned diuretic (used to dilute urine samples so that anabolic steroids are not detected).Are such results proof that the system is working, that top-level sport is becoming cleaner?
They have drawbacks: higher levels of testosterone might increase the risk of prostate cancer or have knock-on behavioural effects (anabolic steroids, which mimic testosterone in the body, have been linked to "roid rage").
Testing for anabolic steroids (in other words, artificial testosterone) was introduced in the 1970s, and the incidence of cheating seems to have fallen dramatically as a result (see chart).
