Percutaneous absorption of hydrocortisone and testosterone on the vulva and forearm: Effect of the menopause and site

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Oriba, H A ^a   Bucks, D A W ^b   Maibach, H I ^b  

^a PSC 482   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VULVA;

EID: 0030062253     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07606.x     Document Type: Article

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