In-vitro permeability of the human nail and of a keratin membrane from bovine hooves: Prediction of the penetration rate of antimycotics through the nail plate and their efficacy

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 866-872

  Mertin, Dirk ^a   Lippold, Bernhard C ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; CICLOPIROX; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ECONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; KERATIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NAFTIFINE; NYSTATIN; TOLNAFTATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CALCULATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAIL; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; YEAST;

EID: 0030768511     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06127.x     Document Type: Article

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