Treatment of keloid and hypertrophic scars by iontophoretic transdermal delivery of tranilast

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-158

  Shigeki, Sadayuki ^a   Murakami, Teruo ^a   Yata, Noboru ^a   Ikuta, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hairless rats; Hypertrophic scars; Iontophoresis; Keloid; Tranilast; Transdermal delivery

Indexed keywords

TRANILAST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; IONTOPHORESIS; KELOID; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; RAT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ELECTRODE; SKIN SURFACE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030986203     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319709085482     Document Type: Article

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