1st Edition
Pharmacology, Doping and Sports A Scientific Guide for Athletes, Coaches, Physicians, Scientists and Administrators
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.
