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Enemy of the State grossed $111.5 million in the United States and $139.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $250.8 million, against a production budget of $90 million. [1] The film opened at #2, behind The Rugrats Movie, grossing $20 million over its first weekend at 2,393 theaters, averaging $8,374 per venue. [7]
Bigger Than Life. Bigger Than Life is a 1956 American drama film directed by Nicholas Ray and starring James Mason, Barbara Rush and Walter Matthau. Its plot follows an ailing schoolteacher and family man whose life spins out of control when he misuses cortisone. [2] It is based on a 1955 article by medical writer Berton Roueché in The New ...
Boldenone undecylenate. Boldenone undecylenate, or boldenone undecenoate, sold under the brand names Equipoise and Parenabol among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in veterinary medicine, mainly in horses. [2][3][4][5][6] It was formerly used in humans as well. [6] It is given by injection into muscle.
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response, immune response, and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism ...
Cortisone is a pregnene (21-carbon) steroid hormone. It is a naturally-occurring corticosteroid metabolite that is also used as a pharmaceutical prodrug. Cortisol is converted by the action of the enzyme corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 into the inactive metabolite cortisone, particularly in the kidneys.
Cortisone acetate (brand names Adreson, Cortison, Cortisone, Cortisone Acetate, Cortone, Cortistab, Cortisyl, others) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and corticosteroid ester which is marketed (under prescription) in many countries throughout the world, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and various other European countries.
Trenbolone acetate was discovered in 1963 and was introduced for veterinary use in the early 1970s. [5][10][11] In addition to its veterinary use, trenbolone acetate is used to improve physique and performance, and is purchased from black market suppliers. [5] The drug is a controlled substance in many countries and so non-veterinary use is ...
Prednisone is a prodrug and must be converted to prednisolone by the liver before it becomes active. [6] [7] Prednisolone then binds to glucocorticoid receptors, activating them and triggering changes in gene expression. [4] Prednisone was patented in 1954 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1955.