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Doping, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, and Hormones in Sport

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Doping, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, and Hormones in Sport: Mechanisms of Action and Methods of Detection examines the biochemistry and bioanalytical aspects of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and other questionable procedures used by athletes to enhance performance. The book informs the specialist of emerging knowledge and techniques and allows the non-specialist to grasp the underlying science and current practice of the discipline. With clear and compelling language appropriate for a broad spectrum of readers, this book provides background on prevalence, types of agents, their actual or supposed benefits, and their negative effects on health. The technical aspects of detection are discussed, followed by a discussion of why detection is a problematic and still-evolving science. To facilitate comprehension, each chapter is organized in a uniform way with six sections: (1) standard medical uses, (2) why the drugs are used by athletes, (3) biological mechanism of action, (4) what research says about efficacy in improving performance, (5) major health side effects from use and abuse in sport, and 6) concluding key points.

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ISBN: 9780128134429
Publication date: 22nd November 2017
Author: Anthony C. (Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA) Hackney
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 168 pages
Series: Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry
Genres: Analytical chemistry