tokens: We conclude that ( 1 ) short - term treatment with massive doses of steroids induced severe respiratory and limb muscle wasting ; ( 2 ) both types of steroids induced predominantly type IIb atrophy , resulting in the expected alterations in diaphragm contractile properties ; ( 3 ) neither steroid caused muscle necrosis ; ( 4 ) type IIb atrophy was not caused by acute nutritional deprivation alone .