Brain biocompatibility of a biodegradable controlled release polymer consisting of anhydride copolymer of fatty acid dimer and sebacic acid

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1992, Pages 325-329

  Brem, Henry ^a   Domb, Abraham ^b   Lenartz, Doris ^a   Dureza, Catalino ^a   Olivi, Alessandro ^a   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Nova Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticancer drugs; Biodegradable polymers; Brain biocompatibility

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; GELFOAM; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG SAFETY; INFLAMMATION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION;

EID: 0026594794     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-3659(92)90087-8     Document Type: Article

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