title: Anabolics: the situation in Belgium.
abstract: The illegal use of anabolics in 1989-1990 and its control in Belgium are reviewed. After a short presentation of the Belgian legislation and EEC directives, a recent hormone scandal published by a consumer magazine is related and the composition of 17 hormone cocktails found on the black market is given. The strategy of control involves screening of the main artificial anabolics in urine by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and confirmation by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). Samples of fat and injection sites are also examined by TLC. In the future, RIA will probably be replaced by enzyme immunoassay and TLC by mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Analyse des Denrées Alimentaries d'Origine Animale, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Liège, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maghuin-Rogister
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vandenbroeck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Degand
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelzer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Degraeve
mesh_terms: D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D005062:European Union; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents