Distribution of khellin in excised human skin following iontophoresis and passive dermal transport

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 261-268

  Marconi, B ^a   Mancini, F ^a   Colombo, P ^a   Allegra, F ^a   Giordano, F ^a   Gazzaniga, A ^b   Orecchia, G ^c   Santi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermal iontophoresis; Electroosmosis; Khellin; Photochemotherapy; Skin distribution

Indexed keywords

KHELLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSPORT; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; GEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; KHELLIN; OSMOSIS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032800375     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00080-2     Document Type: Article

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