Short chain alkanols as transport enhancers for lipophilic and polar/ionic permeants in hairless mouse skin: Mechanism(s) of action

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1992, Pages 17-31

  Kim, Yong Hee ^a   Ghanem, Abdel Halim ^a   Mahmoud, Hanaa ^a   Higuchi, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhancement factor; Henry's law; Reversibility; Short chain n alkanol; Skin permeability; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ALKANOL; BUTANOL; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; METHANOL; PENTANOL; PROPANOL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SOLUBILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0026503846     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(92)90258-4     Document Type: Article

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