Enhancement by terpenes of 5-fluorouracil permeation through the stratum corneum: Model solvent approach

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 955-964

  Moghimi, H R ^a   Williams, A C ^b   Barry, B W ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; FLUOROURACIL; LIMONENE; OCTANE; SKIN LIPID; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TRANSPORT; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPID BILAYER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0031693193     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb06909.x     Document Type: Article

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