1st Edition

Pharmacology, Doping and Sports A Scientific Guide for Athletes, Coaches, Physicians, Scientists and Administrators

Edited By Jean L. Fourcroy Copyright 2009
236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Introduction 1. Historical Background Pittinger and Fourcroy 2. Ensuring Quality Results in a Global Testing System Bowers 3. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids: Historical Background: Physiology, Typical Use, Side Effects Clark 4. Testing for anabolic agents Ayotte 5. The Art of ferreting out a designer steroid Bowers 6. Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry: Carbon Isotope Ratio Analysis Aguilera 7. Stimulants, Diuretics and Masking of Doping Hilderbrand 8. Erythropoietin doping: detection in urine Lasne 9. ErythrocyteVolume Expansion and Human Performance Sawka, Muza and Young 10. Growth Hormone, Secretogogues, and related issues Sonsken and Holt 11. Gene Doping Friedmann 12. Therapeutic Gene Use Fourcroy 13. Doping and its impact on the healthy Athlete Pipe 14. Conclusion Fourcroy

Biography

Professor Jean L. Fourcroy is Consultant in Urology and Endocrinology at the Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, USA. She is also a member of the board of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.