Table 1. Biological proprieties of the commonly used anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS).
AAS | Substrate for aromatization | Substrate for 5-alpha reductase |
---|---|---|
Testosterone | + | + |
Boldenone | + | + |
Metadione | + | + |
Nortestosterone | + | + |
Metandienone | + | + |
Fluoxymesterone | + | - |
Formebolone | + | - |
Nadrolone | + | - |
Bolandiola | + | - |
Oxymetholone | + | Already 5-alpha reduced |
Stanazol | - | + |
Oxandrolone | - | + |
Trenbolone | - | + |
Danazol | - | + |
Dostranolone | - | + |
Metenolone | - | Already 5-alpha reduced |
Clostebol | - | - |
Gestrinone | - | - |
Tetrahydrogestrinone | - | - |
aNadrolone precursors.