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Elite Bodybuilder ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 957 |
This has often been a topic full of misinformation over the years on the board. A lot of you may know this, and several may not. The sequence of events in steroid function is essentially the following: 1) The steroid molecule enters the cytoplasm of the cell, where it binds with a specific receptor protein. 2) This complex then diffuses into or is transported into the nucleus 3) The complex binds at specific points on the DNA strands in your chromosomes, which activates the transcription process of specific genes to form messenger RNA. 4) The messenger RNA diffuses into the cytoplasm, where it promotes the translation process at the ribosomes to form new proteins, thus more skeletal muscle. *There is a characteristic delay in the initial action of the steroid (whether it be ------------------ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder ![]() ![]() Posts: 118 |
bump. this is good info for people. but the only problem is that people will just ignore this post and that is just ignorance.
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