Modern techniques for the determination of anabolic-Androgenic steroid doping in the horse

Bioanalysis

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 785-803

  McKinney, Andrew R ^a  

^a Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; DESIGNER DRUG; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DOPING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAIR; HORSE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DESIGNER DRUGS; DOPING IN SPORTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HORSES; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 77954313520     PISSN: 17576180     EISSN: 17576199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bio.09.52     Document Type: Review

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