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Agonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Delta (PPAR- δ\delta ) Have Been Used by Professional Athletes as Performance-Enhancing Drugs;

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Agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR- δ\delta ) have been used by professional athletes as performance-enhancing drugs; such drugs have been added in 2009 to list of drugs prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Explain the rational for their use as a performance-enhancing drug.


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