Blood doping
EPO is a naturally ocurring hormone in the body that simulates the bone marrow to produce more red cells. Medically, it is given to patients with anemia off chronic disease whose bone marrow is suppressed to help them have more energy and increase daily function. But, inject into an elite athlete and the extra oxygen increases their aerobic capacity. If the cell factory runs out of oxygen it turns to anaerobic metabolism, whose waste products shut down the ability to perform.
Blood doping has the same end result as using EPO. In effect, the athlete donates a unit or two of blood to himself. The blood can be stored for a month or two while the body replenishes it and just before competition, the saved blood is transfused back into the athlete, increasing the red blood cell count and the oxygen delivery capacity. The risk? the same as using EPO - blood clots and potential death.
Referencia:Health & Fitness. (2017) from http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise
Blood doping has the same end result as using EPO. In effect, the athlete donates a unit or two of blood to himself. The blood can be stored for a month or two while the body replenishes it and just before competition, the saved blood is transfused back into the athlete, increasing the red blood cell count and the oxygen delivery capacity. The risk? the same as using EPO - blood clots and potential death.
Referencia:Health & Fitness. (2017) from http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise
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