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| Blood doping | Blood doping is the practice of illicitly boosting the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the circulation in order to enhance athletic performance. Because they carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, more RBCs in the blood can improve an athlete’s aerobic capacity and stamina. RBC concentration is commonly expressed as hematocrit, which is the fraction of blood cells that are RBCs. A normal hematocrit in adult men is 42-48%. In women, hematocrit is typically five percent lower. (references) | ||
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| Blood doping | Medicine | Administration of blood, red blood cells, artificial oxygen carriers, and related blood products to an athlete. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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