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Growth hormone doping: a review

The use of growth hormone (GH) as a performance enhancing substance was first promoted in lay publications, long before scientists fully acknowledged its benefits. It is thought athletes currently use GH to enhance their athletic performance and to accelerate the healing of sporting injuries. Over r...

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Autores principales: Erotokritou-Mulligan, Ioulietta, Holt, Richard IG, Sönksen, Peter H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198576
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S11626
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description The use of growth hormone (GH) as a performance enhancing substance was first promoted in lay publications, long before scientists fully acknowledged its benefits. It is thought athletes currently use GH to enhance their athletic performance and to accelerate the healing of sporting injuries. Over recent years, a number of high profile athletes have admitted to using GH. To date, there is only limited and weak evidence for its beneficial effects on performance. Nevertheless the “hype” around its effectiveness and the lack of a foolproof detection methodology that will detect its abuse longer than 24 hours after the last injection has encouraged its widespread use. This article reviews the current evidence of the ergogenic effects of GH along with the risks associated with its use. The review also examines methodologies, both currently available and in development for detecting its abuse.
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spelling pubmed-37818882013-11-06 Growth hormone doping: a review Erotokritou-Mulligan, Ioulietta Holt, Richard IG Sönksen, Peter H Open Access J Sports Med Review The use of growth hormone (GH) as a performance enhancing substance was first promoted in lay publications, long before scientists fully acknowledged its benefits. It is thought athletes currently use GH to enhance their athletic performance and to accelerate the healing of sporting injuries. Over recent years, a number of high profile athletes have admitted to using GH. To date, there is only limited and weak evidence for its beneficial effects on performance. Nevertheless the “hype” around its effectiveness and the lack of a foolproof detection methodology that will detect its abuse longer than 24 hours after the last injection has encouraged its widespread use. This article reviews the current evidence of the ergogenic effects of GH along with the risks associated with its use. The review also examines methodologies, both currently available and in development for detecting its abuse. Dove Medical Press 2011-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3781888/ /pubmed/24198576 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S11626 Text en © 2011 Erotokritou-Mulligan et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198576
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