Solutions Advertised as Erythropoiesis-stimulating Products were Found to Contain Undeclared Cobalt and Nickel Species

M. Thevis; O. Krug; T. Piper; H. Geyer; W. Schänzer

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1569350

International Journal of Sports Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Int J Sports Med 2016; 37(01): 82-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569350

Letter to the Editor

Solutions Advertised as Erythropoiesis-stimulating Products were Found to Contain Undeclared Cobalt and Nickel Species

M. Thevis

¹Center for Preventive Doping Research – Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Cologne, Germany

²European Monitoring Center for Emerging Doping Agents (EuMoCEDA), Cologne/Bonn

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O. Krug

¹Center for Preventive Doping Research – Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Cologne, Germany

²European Monitoring Center for Emerging Doping Agents (EuMoCEDA), Cologne/Bonn

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T. Piper

¹Center for Preventive Doping Research – Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Cologne, Germany

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H. Geyer

¹Center for Preventive Doping Research – Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Cologne, Germany

²European Monitoring Center for Emerging Doping Agents (EuMoCEDA), Cologne/Bonn

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W. Schänzer

¹Center for Preventive Doping Research – Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Cologne, Germany

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