Doping in sports and the fight against it has gained increasing attention in recent years. The pharmacological basis for a possible performance enhancement in competitive sport through the administration of prohibited substances and methods as well as the analytical disclosure of such practices are comprehensively covered in 21 contributions by outstanding and distinctive authors.

History of Doping and Doping Control

Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Endogenous Androgens
Phase-II Metabolism of Androgens and Its Relevance for Doping Control Analysis
Detecting the Administration of Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
Synthetic Anabolic Agents: Steroids and Nonsteroidal Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators
Nandrolone: A Multi-Faceted Doping Agent
Designer Steroids
Growth Hormone
Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of IGF-1 and hGH
Insulin
?-Adrenergic Stimulation
Erythropoietin and Analogs
Blood Transfusion in Sports
The Athlete's Biological Passport and Indirect Markers of Blood Doping
Masking and Manipulation
Hormonal Growth Promoting Agents in Food Producing Animals
Some Aspects of Doping and Medication Control in Equine Sports
Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Abuse and the Cardiovascular System
Side Effects of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids: Pathological Findings and Structure-Activity Relationships
Gene Doping
Science and the Rules Governing Anti-Doping Violations.