The UK Sport perspective on detecting growth hormone abuse

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-377

  Stow, M R ^a   Wojek, N ^a   Marshall, J ^a  

^a UK Sport   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; UK Sport

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 3 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DOPING; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATHLETES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; DOPING IN SPORTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 67651151062     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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