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9781437718164

Hormones and the Science of Athletic Performance: An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

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  • ISBN13:

    9781437718164

  • ISBN10:

    1437718167

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-02-01
  • Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $99.00

Summary

This issue focuses on what the endocrinologist needs to know about sports and doping, and provides the most up-to-date information. Topics covered include growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, anabolics, urine testing, Beta-2 agonists, stimulants, glucocortiocoids, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), erythropoietin (EPO) analogues and blood doping, muscle growth factors, and training issues.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xiii
Prefacep. xvii
The Worldwide Fight Against Doping: From the Beginning to the World Anti-Doping Agencyp. 1
Growth Hormone Administration: Is It Safe and Effective for Athletic Performancep. 11
Detecting Growth Hormone Abuse in Athletesp. 25
Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Insulin and Their Abuse in Sportp. 33
Sports-Related Issues and Biochemistry of Natural and Synthetic Anabolic Substancesp. 45
Endogenous Steroid Profiling in the Athlete Biological Passportp. 59
Ergogenic Effects of Inhaled ß2-Agonists in Non-Asthmatic Athletesp. 75
Stimulants and Doping in Sportp. 89
Glucocorticoids: A Doping Agent?p. 107
Dehydroepiandrosterone to Enhance Physical Performance: Myth and Realityp. 127
Procedures for Monitoring Recombinant Erythropoietin and Analogs in Dopingp. 141
Anorexia, Bulimia, and the Female Athlete Triad: Evaluation and Managementp. 155
Growth Factors, Muscle Function, and Dopingp. 169
Training Modalities: Impact on Endurance Capacityp. 183
The Human Genome and Sport, Including Epigenetics, Gene Doping, and Athleticogenomicsp. 201
Indexp. 217
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