Interest of Hair Tests to Discriminate a Tail End of a Doping Regimen from a Meat Contamination in Case of Challenging an Antidoping Rule Violation. III. Case Report Involving Boldenone

Drug Testing and AnalysisEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Interest of hair tests to discriminate a tail end of a doping regimen from a meat contamination in case of challenging an antidoping rule violation. III. Case report involving boldenone Pascal Kintz, Corresponding Author Pascal Kintz [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4174-5362 X-Pertise Consulting, Mittelhausbergen, France Institut de medecine légale, Strasbourg, France Correspondence Pascal Kintz, X-Pertise Consulting, 42 rue principale, F-67206 Mittelhausbergen, France. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLaurie Gheddar, Laurie Gheddar orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-3946 Institut de medecine légale, Strasbourg, FranceSearch for more papers by this author Pascal Kintz, Corresponding Author Pascal Kintz [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4174-5362 X-Pertise Consulting, Mittelhausbergen, France Institut de medecine légale, Strasbourg, France Correspondence Pascal Kintz, X-Pertise Consulting, 42 rue principale, F-67206 Mittelhausbergen, France. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLaurie Gheddar, Laurie Gheddar orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-3946 Institut de medecine légale, Strasbourg, FranceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/dta.3656Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1 WADA. Prohibited list 2024. https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/2024list_en_final_22_september_2023.pdf, accessed 8 January 2024. 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