Evaluation of skin irritation of percutaneous absorption promoters by means of fractal dimension of rat skin structure

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 251-260

  Akimoto, Jiro ^a   Takayama, Kozo ^a   Isowa, Koichi ^b   Nagai, Tsuneji ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ctr of Japan Biol Chem Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

azone; color reflectance; d limonene; fractal dimension; percutaneous absorption; skin irritation

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; LAUROCAPRAM; LIMONENE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; HYDROGEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030001980     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(95)04316-0     Document Type: Article

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