The pilosebaceous unit: A pivotal route for topical drug delivery

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-133

  Agarwal, R ^a   Katare, O P ^a   Vyas, S P ^b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hair follicle; Liposome; Phospholipid; Pilosebaceous unit; Topical application

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND;

EID: 0034026126     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2000.22.2.796082     Document Type: Review

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