Transcriptional profiling: A potential anti-doping strategy: Review

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-763

  Rupert, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti doping; Athlete testing; Doping control; Gene expression; RNA; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; STREET DRUG;

DOPING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REVIEW;

DOPING IN SPORTS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 70450275815     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00970.x     Document Type: Review

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