Definitions
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- noun A short-acting
bronchodilator used for the relief ofbronchospasm in conditions such asasthma andCOPD .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Petacchi already served a racing ban for elevated levels of salbutamol from the 2007 Giro d’Italia.
Green jersey winner Alessandro Petacchi to skip Tour de France presentation 2010
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He was found to have high levels of salbutamol, which is used by asthmatics.
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Asthma suffering athletes – and there seem to be a lot in cycling, if you review the number of TUEs issued – have to rely on salbutamol.
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The drug is similar to salbutamol, the asthma drug whose overuse resulted in the one-year suspension of Alessandro Petacchi.
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Like salbutamol, clenbuterol is a Beta2 adrenergic agonist, which relaxes those smooth muscle groups over which you exercise no direct conscious control.
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Petacchi had a TUE that allowed him to have levels of salbutamol of 1000 nanograms a nanogram is a billionth of a gram per milliliter of urine.
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Unlike salbutamol, there is no Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) available for clenbuterol.
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Asthma suffering athletes – and there seem to be a lot in cycling, if you review the number of TUEs issued – have to rely on salbutamol.
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Like salbutamol, clenbuterol is a Beta2 adrenergic agonist, which relaxes those smooth muscle groups over which you exercise no direct conscious control.
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Petacchi had a TUE that allowed him to have levels of salbutamol of 1000 nanograms (a nanogram is a billionth of a gram) per milliliter of urine.
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