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MeSH Heading: Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
Tree Number(s): D06.472.334.851.968.250
Unique ID: D000094343
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000094343
Scope Note: Synthetic, or human-made, variations of the male sex hormone testosterone often misused by athletes to enhance performance.
Entry Term(s): Anabolic Androgenic Steroid; Anabolic Steroid; Anabolic Steroids
Pharm Action: Anabolic Agents
Performance-Enhancing Substances
Previous Indexing: Anabolic Agents(1974-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023; for ANABOLIC STEROIDS see TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS 2017-2022
History Note: 2023; for ANABOLIC STEROID use TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS 2017-2022
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/13
Revision Date: 2022/07/13

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M000755853
Scope Note: Synthetic, or human-made, variations of the male sex hormone testosterone often misused by athletes to enhance performance.
Terms: Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Preferred Term
Term UI T001119138
Date03/22/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Anabolic Androgenic Steroid
Term UI T001119133
Date03/22/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Anabolic Steroid
Term UI T001089566
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Anabolic Steroids
Term UI T000898902
Date04/14/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Anabolic Androgenic Steroids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025