doping control
Athlete substance screening
Doping control refers to the testing and monitoring systems used to detect prohibited performance-enhancing substances in athletes.
The term covers the entire process—from sample collection to laboratory analysis to sanctions: She was flagged during a routine doping control after the race.
Sports organizations conduct doping controls both in competition and during training periods.
- anabolic steroidsMuscle-building hormones, synthetic
- sampleSubset for study
- blood testingAnalyzing drawn bodily fluid
- beta blockersHeart rate reducers
- diureticsDrugs increasing urine output
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doping controldoping
Prohibited athletic drug use
blood doping · steroid use · performance enhancement · designer drugs · microdosing