Gamma scintigraphic studies on guar gum matrix tablets for colonic drug delivery in healthy human volunteers

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Krishnaiah, Y S R ^a   Satyanarayana, S ^a   Rama Prasad, Y V ^a   Narasimha Rao, S ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANDHRA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Colonic drug delivery; Gamma scintigraphy; Guar gum; Polysaccharide; Technetium 99m DTPA

Indexed keywords

GUAR GUM; POLYSACCHARIDE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COLON; DRUG CARRIERS; GALACTANS; HUMANS; MALE; MANNANS; PLANT GUMS; REFERENCE VALUES; TABLETS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 0031751191     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(98)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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