A lamellar matrix model for stratum corneum intercellular lipids. II. Effect of geometry of the stratum corneum on permeation of model drugs 5-fluorouracil and oestradiol

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-129

  Moghimi, Hamid R ^a   Williams, Adrian C ^a   Barry, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Activation energy; Diffusion coefficient; Model human stratum corneum lipid; Oestradiol; Permeability coefficient

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FLUOROURACIL; SKIN LIPID;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; GEOMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; MATHEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0029917046     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04307-1     Document Type: Article

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