Unoccluded retinol penetrates human skin in vivo more effectively than unoccluded retinyl palmitate or retinoic acid

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-305

  Duell, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Kang, Sewon ^a   Voorhees, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

4 hydroxylase; Cytochrome P 450; Percutaneous absorption; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALITRETINOIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOCHROME P450; DRUG VEHICLE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030868661     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12335788     Document Type: Article

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