Transfersomes-mediated transepidermal delivery improves the regio-specificity and biological activity of corticosteroids in vivo

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-226

  Cevc, Gregor ^a   Blume, Gabriele ^b   Schätzlein, Andreas ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b IDEA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Corticosteroids; Regio specificity; Transdermal delivery; Transfersomes

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG CARRIER; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRANSFERSOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG TARGETING; EDEMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031047776     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(96)01566-0     Document Type: Article

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