Value of the dorsal cutaneous guinea pig model in selecting topical antiviral formulations for the treatment of recurrent herpes simplex type 1 disease

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 433-438

  Poli, Giorgio ^a   Dall'Ara, Paola ^a   Binda, Sandro ^a   Santus, Giancarlo ^b   Poli, Alberto ^c   Cocilovo, Alessandra ^a   Pontl, Wilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Recordati SpA   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aciclovir, antiviral efficacy, dorsal cutaneous guinea pig model, topical formulations; Antiviral drugs; CAS 59277 89 3

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DRUG VEHICLE; FAT; OIL; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; GUINEA PIG; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT INFECTION; SKIN PENETRATION; VIRUS TITRATION;

EID: 0035008628     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300059     Document Type: Article

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