Bioavailability study of glycyrrhetic acid after oral administration of glycyrrhizin in rats; relevance to the intestinal bacterial hydrolysis

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 902-905

  Takeda, Shuichi ^a   Ishihara, Kazuhisa ^a   Wakui, Yoko ^a   Amagaya, Sakae ^a   Maruno, Masao ^a   Akao, Teruaki ^b   Kobashi, Kyoichi ^b  

^a TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 0029856413     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05998.x     Document Type: Article

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