Performance-Enhancing Substances
"Performance-Enhancing Substances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that improve the ability to carry out activities such as athletics, mental endurance, work, and resistance to stress. The substances can include PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; phytochemicals; and ILLICIT DRUGS.
| Descriptor ID |
D058573
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Performance-Enhancing Substances- Performance-Enhancing Substances
- Performance Enhancing Substances
- Substances, Performance-Enhancing
- Ergogenic Substances
- Substances, Ergogenic
Performance-Enhancing Effect- Performance-Enhancing Effect
- Effect, Performance-Enhancing
- Performance Enhancing Effect
- Ergogenic Effects
- Effects, Ergogenic
- Performance-Enhancing Effects
- Effects, Performance-Enhancing
- Performance Enhancing Effects
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Performance-Enhancing Substances" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of energy drink ingredients on mood and cognitive performance. Nutr Rev. 2014 Oct; 72 Suppl 1:48-59.
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"Doctor, would you prescribe a pill to help me … ?" a national survey of physicians on using medicine for human enhancement. Am J Bioeth. 2011 Jan; 11(1):3-13.
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Response to open peer commentaries on "'Doctor, would you prescribe a pill to help me … ?' a national survey of physicians on using medicine for human enhancement". Am J Bioeth. 2011 Jan; 11(1):W1-3.