J Forensic Sci July 2021 PMID 33885144

Testing for anabolic steroids in human nail clippings.

Pascal Kintz, Laurie Gheddar, Jean-Sébastien Raul

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The study explores testing for anabolic steroids in human nail clippings as an alternative to urine and hair, highlighting that nails can provide a longer detection window, especially in males, and are useful when standard samples are unavailable.
A new analytical method involving nail pulverization, sonication, and advanced chromatography techniques was developed to detect steroids in nail samples, even at very low concentrations in the pg/mg range.
The authors present six real cases of steroid abuse, demonstrating that these substances can be reliably identified in nail clippings, emphasizing the importance of tandem mass spectrometry for accurate detection at low levels.]

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Detecting Anabolic Steroids in Human Nails for Longer Monitoring

This study explores testing for anabolic steroids in human nail clippings as an alternate method. Nails provide a longer detection window, especially in males, and are useful when standard samples are unavailable.

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@urszulammarcin1 @ValeggiaClaudia @SpeciesTypical @rubenarslan @_julia_stern @KhandisBlake Hi Ula, I'm not familiar with this lab but here is the reference. Email me if you would like the reprint.

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