Screening for recombinant human erythropoietin using [Hb], reticulocytes, the OFFhr score, OFFz score and Hbz score: Status of the Blood Passport

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-543

  Bornø, Andreas ^a   Aachmann Andersen, Niels J ^a   Munch Andersen, Thor ^a   Hulston, Carl J ^a   Lundby, Carsten ^a,b  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biological passport; Blood screening; Blood variables; Doping; rHuEpo

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOPING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOPING IN SPORTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954864895     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1370-5     Document Type: Article

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