Pilosebaceous unit: Anatomical considerations and drug delivery opportunities

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 269-281

  Singh, P ^a   Sihorkar, V ^a   Jaitely, V ^a   Kanaujia, P ^a   Vyas, S P ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Pilosebaceous unit; Sebaceous gland; Targeted drug delivery; Topical application

Indexed keywords

4 [3 (4 HYDROXYBUTYL) 4,4 DIMETHYL 2,5 DIOXO 1 IMIDAZOLIDINYL] 2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZONITRILE; ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; CALCEIN; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZOXIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ENDONUCLEASE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FATTY ALCOHOL; LIPOSOME; MELANIN; MINOXIDIL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NIOSOME; PHENYTOIN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT DNA; SQUALENE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOPECIA; ANATOMY; CANCER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0033757916     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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