title: Bioanalysis and Analytical Services Research Group at The Municipal Institute for Medical Research IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Spain.
abstract: Analytical laboratories involved in health-related research are becoming a fundamental part of the advancement of science in this field. Of particular interest to clinical, legal, toxicological, forensic and environmental matters is the analysis of drugs and medications present in biological fluids of consumers or exposed subjects. The established sensitive and reliable work of sports drug-testing laboratories represents an interesting example of a multidisciplinarity approach toward widespread bioanalytical problems. The experiences reported in this article will be of general interest, especially for analysts studying the determination of substances in biological material.
authors.affiliation: Municipal Institute for Medical Research IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Pompeu Fabra University, Biomedical Research Park, Barcelona, Spain. jsegura@imim.es
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Gallego
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004300:Doping in Sports; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D013030:Spain; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations