Toxicology of polymers for implant contraceptives for women

Contraception

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Shastri, Prasad Venkatram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Contraceptive; Drug delivery; ELVAX; Silastic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYMER; SILASTIC; SILICONE;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRACEPTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG IMPLANTATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEACHING; MOLECULAR SIZE; ORGANIZATION; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYVINYLS; SILICONES;

EID: 0036183584     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(01)00285-2     Document Type: Article

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