Doping in Sports: Biochemical Principles, Effects and Analysis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Thieme, Detlef (Editor), Hemmersbach, Peter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 195
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacy.; Pharmacology.; Forensic science.; Medical biochemistry.; Sports medicine.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Medical Biochemistry.; Sports Medicine.; Forensic Science.

Doping in sports and the fight against it has gained increasing attention in recent years. The pharmacological basis for a possible performance enhancement in competitive sport through the administration of prohibited substances and methods as well as the analytical disclosure of such practices are...