Transdermal delivery of regular insulin to chronic diabetic rats: Effect of skin preparation and electrical enhancement

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Zakzewski, Christine A ^a   Wasilewski, Joan ^a   Cawley, Peter ^a   Ford, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic diabetic rats; Diabetes; Drug administration routes; Insulin; Iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IONTOPHORESIS; LOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN PENETRATION; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; RATS; SKIN;

EID: 0032472394     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(97)00143-0     Document Type: Article

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