Ethosomes - Novel vesicular carriers for enhanced delivery: Characterization and skin penetration properties

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 403-418

  Touitou, E ^a   Dayan, N ^a   Bergelson, L ^a   Godin, B ^a   Eliaz, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Ethosome; Liposome; Minoxidil; Phospholipid; Testosterone; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG CARRIER; ETHOSOME; MINOXIDIL; PHOSPHOLIPID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPID VESICLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SKIN PENETRATION; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG STABILITY; ETHANOL; LIGHT; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINOXIDIL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RABBITS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TESTOSTERONE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033996247     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00222-9     Document Type: Article

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