title: [Doping test for racehorses in Japan].
abstract: The doping test method used in a horse race requires the accurate detection of a wide variety of drugs and metabolites as well as the rapidity in order to examine a large number of samples within a limited time. For this purpose, the routine method consists of a preliminary screening and a confirmatory test. In this paper, a historical review for the development of the doping test method in Japan is described. The metabolism and pharmacology of drugs in horses are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Momose
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004300:Doping in Sports; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006736:Horses; D007564:Japan; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*