Detection of testosterone administration based on the carbon isotope ratio profiling of endogenous steroids: International reference populations of professional soccer players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1041-1044

  Strahm, E ^a   Emery, C ^a   Saugy, M ^a   Dvorak, J ^b   Saudan, C ^a  

^a University Center of Legal Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARBON ISOTOPES; DOPING IN SPORTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCCER; STEROIDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449121473     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058669     Document Type: Article

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