Introduction

Nandrolone Decanoate or ND goes by the trade name of Deca-Durabolin and it is actually the decanoate salt composition of the anabolic steroid known as Nandrolone. ND also offers users who could be patients with a wasting syndrome medical condition like AIDS or bodybuilders looking to bulk up with erythropoietin, androgenic and anabolic stimulating properties.

It is interesting to note that unless a person has administered Nandrolone Decanoate, this steroid cannot be detected when a drug test is conducted on an individual.

ND is also called 19-nortestosterone and it got this name because it is made out of estradiol alkyl ethers that are designed to mimic testosterone, but unlike testosterone, 19-nortestosterone lacks a single carbon located at position 19.

How Nandrolone Decanoate Works in the Body

ND is an androgen receptor agonist and when you inject this anabolic steroid into your muscles or fatty tissue, it penetrates the nucleus of cells and directly binds with particular nucleotide sequences of chromosomal DNA.

Once the binding has occurred, certain nuclear androgen receptor complexes located in the responsive muscles or fatty tissue for example, will be activated.

As a result of this, athletes, powerlifters or bodybuilders that use ND will gain similar benefits as those provided by natural testosterone. At the same time, Nandrolone Decanoate will stimulate the boost in production of erythropoietin while causing a restraint in luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion.

Nandrolone Decanoate Molecular Formula and other Properties

Nandrolone Decanoate molecular formula is C28H44O3 while its average molecular mass is 428.657 g·mol−1.

ND has a density of 1.0±0.1 g/cm3, while its boiling point is 537.2±50.0 °C at 760 mmHg and a vapour pressure rating of 0.0±1.4 mmHg at 25°C. The flash point of this anabolic steroid is 226.8±30.2 °C and the enthalpy of vaporization of ND is 81.4±3.0 kJ/mol.

In addition, Nandrolone Decanoate has a surface tension of 41.2±5.0 dyne/cm, a polarizability of 49.6±0.5 10-24cm3, molar volume of 408.3±5.0 cm3 and molar refractivity of 125.1±0.4 cm3.

When administered, the metabolism of Deca-Durabolin occurs in the liver of the user.