Steroids
A steroid is basically a terpenoid lipid. It consists of a carbon skeleton which has 4 fused rings. These rings are arranged in a so called 6-6-6-5 manner. A wide range of steroids are found in fungi, a number of bacteria and certain animals. Sterol lanosterol and the sterol cycloartinol are the lipids that make up the steroids. Several estrogens, progesterone, testosterone and the cortisol are included in the steroids. The Estrogens are primarily found in the ovary and the testosterones are found in the testes. Steroids are classified according the their functionality. They are the animal steroids, insect steroids, plant steroids which consists of Brassinosteroids and Phytosterols, Fungus steroids and the Anabolic steroids.Anabolic steroids are found in the hormone called testosterone. The primary function of the anabolic Steroids is to build up the cellular tissues in the muscles, thereby increasing the protein synthesis in the cells. The anabolic steroids have the responsibility of developing and safeguarding the masculine characteristics that includes the vocal cord growth and the body hair. Anabolic steroids are normally used in medicine in order to arouse the growth and appetite in male and induce male puberty. One can also buy steroids online. These steroids generally develop the protein synthesis in male, thereby giving masculine characteristics.