In vitro acyclovir distribution in human skin layers after transdermal iontophoresis

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Volpato, Nadia M ^a   Nicoli, Sara ^a   Laureri, Carlo ^a   Colombo, Paolo ^a   Santi, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Human skin; Iontophoresis; Skin drug profile

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SOLUTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

EID: 0032472350     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00152-1     Document Type: Article

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