Interactions between liposomes and human stratum corneum studied by freeze-substitution electron microscopy

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 57-67

  Van Den Bergh, B A I ^a   Salomons de Vries, I ^a   Bouwstra, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Freeze substitution; Liposomes; Ruthenium tetroxide; Skin lipids; Stratum corneum

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; DESQUAMATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMELLAR BODY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032103795     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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