Mass Spectrometry Blog: IRMS Used in Tour de France Case

July 31, 2006

Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) is figuring prominently in the Floyd Landis, winner of the Tour de France. Here's an article on Testosterone and Doping Control and another on Detection of Epitestosterone Doping by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry that have some details on the tests.

At 11:31 PM, Kermit Murray said...: A lively discussion of the topic is going on at the Corante Pipeline Blog.
At 8:49 PM, Kermit Murray said...: A timely Mass Spectrometry Reviews "Early View" article: Mass spectrometry in sports drug testing: Structure characterization and analytical assays
At 11:17 PM, Eric said...: Seems like a follow up of your post is welcome 2 months later ;)
At 5:06 AM, Cuban Cigars said...: I think this case is clear.. There is no ambiguity with the IRMS ! Regards, David
At 11:43 PM, MJF1962 said...: I wonder if they can bypass such testing by using products from such websites as passthedrugtest.com
At 11:45 PM, MJF1962 said...: Also found another website www.passusa.com its quite astonishing about how intricate some of these products are