We have all heard of steroids, but what exactly are they? Scientifically speaking, steroids are a form of organic molecular compound, chemically organised by a group of joined cycloalkanes, which are rings of carbon atoms. Steroids compose many organic compounds including testosterone and cholesterol, both vital for human bodily health. Steroids are not only found in humans but also in many other animals, plants and fungi.
The form of steroid we mostly hear about is the anabolic steroid, which acts as a male sex hormone doppelganger and performs the same function that male sex hormones do. These functions include protein synthesis for muscle growth and tissue growth, as well as other processes associated with male puberty. In medicine, anabolic steroids can be very useful as they help stimulate growth of bone fibre and tissue growth, helping to curb debilitating diseases such as AIDS or various cancers.
Discussing anabolic steroids
There are many online resources to help you with your research paper. This article provides a few recommendations to guide you in writing your paper.
Your discussion of anabolic steroids will more than likely revolve around its usage to increase muscle growth and strength, a practice that is illegal in the sporting world. This is so because they act as a performance enhancer, the use of which is considered to be unfair in athletic competitions. Anabolic steroids also have a number of side effects which can be dangerous to the user such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, artery disease, even premature baldness. Your research paper may want to approach one of these topics, or it may want to argue about the positives and negatives of the substance. No matter what you are planning to discuss, the structure of your research paper needs to benefit the reader by presenting a clear introduction to the subject and nature of the steroid. You can refer to the beginning paragraphs of this article to help you in this.
Your introduction should gently guide readers into the specifics; if you are chemist or biologist, it always helps to give them an explanation of highly technical aspects. This will allow for easier understanding of the main body of your research paper, especially if it argues about a highly technical point.
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