A new doping test for growth hormone abuse

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Powrie JK _ et al_. (2007) Detection of growth hormone abuse in sport. _Growth Horm IGF Res_ [doi:10.1016/j.ghir.2007.01.011] There has been

growing concern about the abuse of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) by athletes as a performance-enhancing drug. Exogenous rhGH, however, is extremely difficult to detect, because of

its high similarity to endogenous GH isoforms and its rapid (<24 h) clearance from the body. An international group investigated blood markers that are affected by GH action and thus

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AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE A new doping test for growth hormone abuse. _Nat Rev Endocrinol_ 3, 501–502 (2007).

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