<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>42</id><JournalTitle>EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON LIVER</JournalTitle><Abstract>Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are commonly used in high doses by bodybuilders and athletes to enhance
physique and improve performance levels. These agents are known to produce changes in various organ systems and cause
adverse effects such as gynaecomastia, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, psychological disturbances, testicular atrophy
and acne [1]. They have also been associated with prostate cancer and nephroblastoma [2-4]. Anabolic androgenic steroids are
commonly used at high doses by bodybuilders and athletes to enhance physique and improve performance levels. Individuals
considering the use of AAS need to be warned of the longâ€term risk of the development of hepatic adenomas. The aim of this
review is to briefly bring into focus of most of the recent reviews on effects of steroid on liver thus enabling more scope for
future therapeutic research on steroids.</Abstract><Email>b.hemamalini27@gmail.com</Email><articletype>Review</articletype><volume>4</volume><issue>1</issue><year>2014</year><keyword>Steroids,Liver,Bodybuilders,Athletes</keyword><AUTHORS>Hemamalini Balaji</AUTHORS><afflication>Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals. Poonamallee High Road, Thiruverkadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600077, India.</afflication></Article></Articles>