RESEARCH ABSTRACTS "The results of the comparative study on the myotropic activity of methandrostenolone (steroid) and ecdysterone and their effects on physical endurance of animals suggested that ecdysterone possessing a wider spectrum of the anabolic action on the contractile proteins of the skeletal muscles exerts a more pronounced influence on physical endurance of animals without their preliminary training." Author: Chermnykh NS ; Shimanovskiši NL ; Shutko GV ; Syrov VN Farmakol Toksikol, 51(6):57-60 1988 Nov-Dec "20-hydroxyecdysone has an antioxidizing action on lipid free radical oxidation." Kuz'menko AI - Ukr Biokhim Zh - 1999 May-Jun; 71(3): 35-8 "...the total amount of protein increases." Syrov VN ; Kurmukov AG Farmakol Toksikol, 39(6):690-3 1976 Nov-Dec "...the 20-hydroxyecdysone promote the increase of the amount of basic metabolites." Kholodova IuD; Tugai VA; Zimina VP - Ukr Biokhim Zh - 1997 May-Jun; 69(3): 3-9 "The developmental events involved in muscle remodeling are under the control of the steroid hormones, the ecdysteroids." J Neurobiol 1996 Apr;29(4):535-50 Hegstrom CD, Riddiford LM, Truman JW. "Ecdysteroids mainly act on nervous structures that control muscle contractions." Life Sci 1986 Dec 29;39(26):2617-22 Robert A, Strambi A, Strambi C, Gonella J. "...[metamorphosis] is controlled by the blood titers of a small number of developmental hormones including a class of steroids, the ecdysteroids." J Neurosci 1985 Aug;5(8):2290-300 Weeks JC, Truman JW.