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New publication : Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) have repeatedly been reason of adverse analytical findings (AAFs) in routine doping controls. Among these, S-23 has been identified in five AAFs reported in 2022. see article

New Publication - The applied panel comprises 20 assays for exon-exon-junction detection of seven human transgenes (EPO, FST, GH1, IGF1, MSTN (propeptide), VEGFA, VEGFD), which have been considered as material to routine doping controls, in one reaction. see article ​​​​​​​

New Publikation - This narrative review explores the implications of transdermal uptake of substances banned in sports, emphasizing its relevance for doping control analysis. The human skin's complex role as both a barrier and a site of drug absorption is examined. see article

New Publication - Steroidal esters (e.g., testosterone, nandrolone and boldenone esters) belong to the substance class prohibited in professional sport that is particularly frequently abused due to its considerable performance-enhancing effects. see article

New publication: Within this review, classical and emerging protein-therapeutics with (presumed) effects on muscle growth and erythropoiesis will be described and both established and potential strategies for their detection in doping control samples will be discussed. see article

Estrogen-related receptor (ERR) agonists such as the drug candidates SLU-PP-332 and SLU-PP-915 are currently being investigated as exercise mimetics, given their ability to trigger human physiological processes similar to those initiated by actual physical activity. see article

New publication : The 18th edition of the annual banned-substance review on analytical approaches in human sports drug testing is dedicated to literature published between October 2024 and September 20245. see article

New Publication: The determination of serum concentrations of testosterone (T) and 4-androstenedione (A4) was implemented into the steroidal module of the Athlete Biological Passport in 2023. Monitoring T, A4, and the ratio of T/A4 in a longitudinal manner enables the detection of the misuse of low-dose T administrations especially in female athletes, whereas urinary markers of the steroid profile may not be influenced significantly. see article

New Publication: Exogenous substances, including drugs and chemicals, can transfer into human seminal fluid and influence male fertility and reproduction. In addition, substances relevant in the context of sports drug testing programs, can be transferred into the urine of a female athlete (after unprotected sexual intercourse) and trigger a so-called adverse analytical finding. Here, the question arises as to whether it is possible to distinguish analytically between intentional doping offenses and unintentional contamination of urine by seminal fluid. see article

New publication : The 17th edition of the annual banned-substance review on analytical approaches in human sports drug testing is dedicated to literature published between October 2023 and September 2024. see article