Chromatographic techniques--the basis of doping control.

The principal definition of doping, the groups of banned compounds and the basic analytical problems and strategy of doping analysis are outlined, and the position of chromatography in doping analysis is explained. Examples of the application of GC-MS, especially high-resolution MS. and of LC-thermospray MS to doping problems are given. A practical case is presented briefly, showing the post-analytical problem of evaluating even unequivocal results.