nandrolone


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.

nandrolone

(ˈnændrəˌləʊn)
n
(Biochemistry) an anabolic steroid present in the body in small amounts but also produced by metabolism of other steroids, sometimes taken as performance-enhancing drugs by athletes and bodybuilders
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.nandrolone - an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
androgen, androgenic hormone - male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

nandrolone

[ˈnændrələʊn] nnandrolone f
to test positive for nandrolone → être testé(e) positif/ive à la nandrolone
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
References in periodicals archive ?
Fury is free to resume boxing after a compromise on his positive test for the banned steroid nandrolone was reached with UK Anti-Doping, resulting in a two-year ban which has been backdated to December 2015.
The Manchester boxer was charged for using a banned steroid in June 2016 after allegedly testing positive for nandrolone in February 2015.
They had all tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone which saw the finger pointed at the Dutch Football Federation for allegedly giving their players illegal substances while on international duty.
The nandrolone decanoate is one of the most widely used derivatives of testosterone (CUNHA et al., 2006; FERMO et al., 2008), mainly because of its strong anabolic effect (FERMO et al., 2008).
Oral administration of oxymetolone, oxandrolone, methandrostenolone, stanozolol and parenteral administration of nandrolone decanoate, nandrolone propionate, testosteone spionat, boldenon andesilenat are commonly abused AAS drugs (Evans 2004).
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 2000), nandrolone is one of the most used anabolic derivative of testosterone, because of its moderate androgenic potential associated with the good anabolic properties.
2006: Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar was banned for two years by a doping tribunal after testing positive for nandrolone during the ICC Champions Trophy.
Nandrolone is frequently used to handle many clinical symptoms and diseases, such as osteoporosis in men (Hamdy et al., 1998), HIV-associated muscle wasting (Cuerda et al., 2005), growth deficiency (Ranke and Bierich, 1986), and anemia associated with chronic kidney failure (Basaria et al., 2001).
The controversial pace ace tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the opening season of the Indian Premier League, in which he turned out for the Delhi Daredevils.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has banned the right-arm paceman from playing international or domestic cricket after he tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone in the IPL in May.
The pcb anti-doping appeal committee has overturned the bans imposed on Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for testing positive for nandrolone.