Glucocorticoids: A Doping Agent?

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-126

  Duclos, Martine ^a,b,c,d  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Adverse effects; Doping; Exercise; Glucocorticoids; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUDESONIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FREE RADICAL; GLUCAGON; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENALECTOMY; ANALGESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; CYCLING; DOPING; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOLYSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DOPING IN SPORTS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDNISOLONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 74249111729     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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