Fourcroy Jean L. (Edited) Pharmacology, Doping and Sports: A Scientific Guide for Athletes, Coaches, Physicians, Scientists and Administrators

Routledge, 2009. - 237 p.The work of dope testers is constantly being obstructed by the development of ever harder-to-trace new forms of banned substances. Organisations such as the World Anti-Doping Association and the United States Anti-Doping Agency are pioneering cutting-edge techniques designed to keep competition at the highest level fair and safe, and must ensure that their drug testing laboratories adhere to the highest scientific standards. In Pharmacology, Doping and Sports these techniques and procedures are explained by the anti-doping experts who practice them.Historical Background
Ensuring Quality Results in a Global Testing System
Anabolic Androgenic Steroids: Historical Background: Physiology, Typical Use, Side Effects
Testing for anabolic agents
The Art of ferreting out a designer steroid
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Carbon Isotope Ratio Analysis
Stimulants, Diuretics and Masking of Doping
Erythropoietin doping: detection in urine
ErythrocyteVolume Expansion and Human Performance
Growth Hormone, Secretogogues, and related issues
Gene Doping
Therapeutic Gene Use
Doping and its impact on the healthy Athlete