The impact of genetics and hormonal contraceptives on the steroid profile in female athletes

The steroid module of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), the newest innovation in doping testing, is currently being finalized for implementation. Several factors, other than doping, can affect the longitudinal steroid profile. In this study we investigated the effect of hormonal contraceptives...

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Main Authors: Jenny Erkander Mullen, Jenny Jakobsson Schulze, Emma eBerglund Lindgren, Magnus eEricsson, Lena eEkström, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00050/full

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