Melatonin alters the photodegradation of paracetamol

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 125-127

  Anoopkumar Dukie, S ^a   Glass, B D ^a   Walker, R B ^a   Daya, S ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PARACETAMOL; SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG INACTIVATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0034026032     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/146080800128735755     Document Type: Article

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