Drugs in Competitive Athletics

Chapter 1: Analytical testing: Analytical requirments for detection of drugs of abuse and anabolic steroids; Endocrine effects and immunoassay procedures of anabolics; Detection of the administration of natural androgens; The detection of natural and synthetic corticosteroid administration; The potential applications of an androgen receptor assay for anabolic steroid screening; Potential of HPLC for screening and confirmation of diuretics; Identification of drug metabolics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Mass spectrometry instrumentation in the 1990's; Drug testing in baseball; Doping in Italy; Regular checking of sportmen at all levels of competition; Vitakrom-TMN, new phase for the gas chromatography of stimulants in doping control; Identification of pemoline in urine; Open forum; Chapter 2: Health effects: Health risks of steroid use; Potential role of synthetic sex steroids in hepatocarcinogenesis; Cholinomimetic effects of carnitine in isolated preparations of messeteric artery and their potential advantage on muscular exercise; Changes on liver, testicle and muscule of experimental animals at training, affected by anabolic steroids; Anabolic steroids depress hepatic monooxygenase activities; Effect of fluoxymesterone administration on adrenal steroidogenesis in dependence of the sex; Open forum.