Drug permeation through the three layers of the human nail plate

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Kobayashi, Yoichi ^a   Miyamoto, Misao ^b   Sugibayashi, Kenji ^a   Morimoto, Yasunori ^a  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FLURBIPROFEN; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; MALE; MEMBRANE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0032946662     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991772448     Document Type: Article

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