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Pigeon racing is a sport in which trained homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) are released between 60 and 1200 km from their loft and then have to return home as quickly as possible. The first race was held in 1818 in Belgium and since then, Belgium
Didier Marlier
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Trends in dietary supplement use among athletes selected for doping controls
BackgroundDietary supplements (DS) may be beneficial for athletes in certain situations, whereas incorrect or excessive use may impair performance, pose a risk to the athlete's health and cause positive doping tests by containing prohibited substances ...
Fredrik Lauritzen +2 more
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Doping in sport: a review of medical practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Central to the work of many medical practitioners is the provision of pharmaceutical support for patients. Patients can include athletes who are subject to anti-doping rules and regulations which prohibit the use of certain substances in and ...
Backhouse, SH +3 more
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A qualitative analysis of the factors that protect athletes against doping in sport [PDF]
Design: Ten competitive athletes (M = 5, F = 5) representing five different sports (field hockey, boxing, football, triathlon, rugby) were recruited through convenience sampling to undertake a semi-structured interview to enable a qualitative analysis of
Backhouse, SH, Erickson, K, McKenna, J
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Objectives. Cobalt mimics the state of hypoxia to prevent degradation of the alpha subunit of hypoxia-inducible factor, resulting in an increase in blood oxygen capacity and endurance.
P. V. Postnikov +3 more
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This article presents the results of a study aimed to give new suggestions and strategies for improving the implementation of the flow cytofluorimetry-based method for the detection of homologous blood transfusions in doping control.
Francesco Donati +6 more
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Metandienone and methyltestosterone are orally active anabolic-androgenic steroids with a 17α-methyl structure that are prohibited in sports but are frequently detected in anti-doping analysis.
Steffen Loke +10 more
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Perfectionism and attitudes towards doping in junior athletes [PDF]
Recent theory and research suggest that perfectionism is a personal factor contributing to athletes’ vulnerability to doping (using banned substances/drugs to enhance sporting performance).
Stoeber, Joachim +2 more
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Risk and enabling environments in sport: Systematic doping as harm reduction [PDF]
Doping and the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are often considered and discussed as a separate issue from other types of substance use, by sporting bodies, politicians, the media, and athletes who use drugs themselves. However, perceptions and
Andreasson, Jesper +8 more
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Purpose: Limited data are available on the acute performance-enhancing effects of single-dose administration of testosterone in healthy humans. Studies of testosterone administrations to healthy humans are rare due to the difficult nature and necessity ...
Sara Amalie Solheim +7 more
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