Hair testing for doping agents. What is known and what remains to do

Abstract

Hair testing is a complementary approach to document doping agent(s) use All prohibited substances but hormones should be detectable in hair Interest and limitations of hair testing for doping agents are reviewed based on the authors' experience Although a lot of data are available for drugs of abuse, controlled studies are missing for anabolic steroids, diuretics and some unusual classes of substances.

Keywords: alternative specimens; doping; forensic; hair.