Topic articles on Retapedia cover the concepts, mechanisms, regulatory bodies, and policy background relevant to peptide use in sport and medicine. They complement the per-compound peptide articles.
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This index lists 13 topic articles.
- Anabolic steroid — A class of synthetic androgen hormones derived from or structurally related to testosterone, used to promote muscle growth and athletic performance. Prohibited in tested sport.
- Anti-doping — The system of rules, testing, and sanctions used by sport governing bodies to detect and deter the use of prohibited performance-enhancing substances and methods.
- Bioactive molecules — Compounds — peptides, small molecules, or biologics — that produce a measurable physiological effect on a living organism through receptor binding, enzymatic activity, or signalling modulation.
- GLP-1 receptor agonist — A class of peptide drugs that mimic glucagon-like peptide-1 to enhance insulin secretion, slow gastric emptying, and reduce appetite. Approved for type-2 diabetes and obesity.
- Growth hormone — A 191-amino-acid peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and IGF-1 production. Prohibited as a performance enhancer.
- Growth hormone secretagogue — A class of compounds that stimulate the pituitary to release endogenous growth hormone by acting at the ghrelin/GHS receptor or the GHRH receptor. Prohibited in tested sport.
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 — A 70-amino-acid peptide hormone that mediates most of the growth-promoting effects of growth hormone. Anabolic in skeletal muscle and prohibited as a performance enhancer.
- Natural bodybuilding — A subculture of resistance training in which athletes pursue muscular development without anabolic steroids, prohormones, or other performance-enhancing substances banned by tested federations.
- Performance-enhancing substance — Any drug, hormone, or biologic used to improve athletic performance beyond what is achievable through training, diet, and recovery alone. Prohibited in tested sport when listed by WADA.
- Selective androgen receptor modulator — A class of non-steroidal compounds that bind the androgen receptor with tissue selectivity, producing anabolic effects in muscle and bone with reduced androgenic activity. Prohibited in tested sport.
- Therapeutic use exemption — A formal authorisation under the WADA Code permitting an athlete to use an otherwise prohibited substance for a documented medical condition.
- WADA Code — The World Anti-Doping Code is the core document harmonising anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sport organisations and public authorities worldwide.
- World Anti-Doping Agency — International independent agency, founded in 1999, that publishes the World Anti-Doping Code and the annual Prohibited List used by tested sport federations worldwide.
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