Patched (Ptc) is a conserved 12-pass transmembrane protein receptor that plays an obligate negative regulatory role in the Hedgehog signaling pathway in insects and vertebrates. Patched is an essential gene in embryogenesis for proper segmentation in the fly embryo, mutations in which may be embryonic lethal. Patched functions as the receptor for the Hedgehog protein and controls its spatial distribution, in part via endocytosis of bound Hedgehog protein, which is then targeted for lysosomal degradation.
Steroids
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common name for [anabolic steroids]; hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth
Steroids meaning & definition 1 of Steroids.
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Synthetic forms of testosterone, [anabolic]/androgenic in nature, which, when researched, scrutinized, and applied correctly via the oral, injectable, or transdermal routes in combination with a well-planned and executed diet, consistently intense and strictly [methodical] gym work, and regular sleep patterns, will, to varying degrees and depending largely upon genetics, produce a physique possessing a state of [musculature] seldom witnessed outside the realm of hormonal enhancement.
Steroids meaning & definition 2 of Steroids.
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A performance enhancing drug that causes large amounts of [muscle growth] very quickly, when used right.
A common [myth] is that peoples balls will [shrink] when they use them, but the truth is that those people already had small testicles to begin with, thus their reason for taking steroids.
Steroids meaning & definition 3 of Steroids.