Mechanisms of action of skin penetration enhancers/retarders: Azone and analogues

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 17-25

  Hadgraft, Jonathan ^a   Peck, James ^b   Williams, Dafydd G ^a   Pugh, W John ^a   Allan, Geoffrey ^b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADERIS Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c Insmed Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Atone analogues; Ceramide; Hydrogen bonding; Liposome; Penetration modifiers; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; LAUROCAPRAM; LIPOSOME; METRONIDAZOLE; N 0131; N 0253; N 0721; N 0915; PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030572644     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(96)04609-1     Document Type: Article

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