Current limitations and future perspectives of the athlete blood passport

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3693-3694

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Plebani, Mario ^c   Sanchis Gomar, Fabian ^d   Banfi, Giuseppe ^e  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti doping; Athlete blood passport; Doping; Laboratory procedures; Sport

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

BLOOD; DOPING; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOPING IN SPORTS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84868527344     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2386-9     Document Type: Letter

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