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Title: The amphetamine margin in sports.

Authors: Laties, V G; Weiss, B

Published In Fed Proc, (1981 Oct)

Abstract: The amphetamines can enhance athletic performance. That much seems clear from the literature, some of which is reviewed here. Increases in endurance have been demonstrated in both humans and rats. Smith and Beecher, 20 years ago, showed improvement of running, swimming, and weight throwing in highly trained athletes. Laboratory analogs of such performances have also been used and similar enhancement demonstrated. The amount of change induced by the amphetamines is usually small, of the order of a few percent. Nevertheless, since a fraction of a percent improvement can make the difference between fame and oblivion, the margin conferred by these drugs can be quite important.

PubMed ID: 7286248 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: No MeSH terms associated with this publication

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