Pore induction in human epidermal membrane during low to moderate voltage iontophoresis: A study using AC iontophoresis

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-427

  Li, S Kevin ^a   Ghanem, Abdel Halim ^a   Peck, Kendall D ^a   Higuchi, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; UREA;

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; DRUG PENETRATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROOSMOSIS; EPIDERMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IONTOPHORESIS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PASSIVE TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032945476     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/js980331y     Document Type: Article

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