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Introduction In a highly pressured world of athletics, where a fraction of a second can mean the difference from failure to success. Athletes are continually finding themselves at the centre of a battle to run that little bit faster, jump a little bit higher and train a little bit harder. The rewards of success can feel incredible but some athletes go to extreme lengths in search for that ultimate performance. For many, performance enhancing drugs seem to be the answer The structure of steroids Steroids are derived from the lipid category of molecules. All steroids have the same basic structure (figure 1.1) (1). However different steroids have different functional groups attached to this basic structure(2), like the steroid testosterone (figure 1.2) .Steroids can be divided into groups depending on their function, the two main types being Androgens and Anabolics. Androgens stimulate or control the development of masculine characteristics(3), like...

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