Description
Stanozololisasyntheticanabolicsteroidderivedfromdihydrotestosteronethatisclinicallyusedtotreatanemiaandangioedema.Stanozololbindsprogestinreceptors,activatesaromatase,andonlyweaklybindsandrogenreceptors.Stanozololincreasesphosphorylationofestrogenreceptorsandincreasesproliferationofgrowthplatechondrocytes.Thiscompoundalsoincreasesmuscleweightinanimalmodelsandisusedoff-labelbymanyathletes.
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