ABSTRACT
The World Anti-Doping Agency prohibits the use of a number of peptide
hormones and related substances (Table 5.1), most of which occur naturally in
the body.
This group of agents includes the endogenous peptide erythropoietin (EPO), which
is commercially available as recombinant-EPO and the synthetically produced
darbepoetin (dEPO) and methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (CERA). The
modes of action and use of these agents is reviewed in Chapter 9 of this book.
