Preparation and in vitro release of melatonin-loaded multivalent cationic alginate beads

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 280-285

  Lee, Beom Jin ^a   Min, Geun Hong ^a   Kim, Tae Wan ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Multivalent cationic alginate beads; Release profiles; SEM; Trapping efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003285921     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976241     Document Type: Article

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