Effect of vehicles and enhancers on the in vitro permeation of melatonin through hairless mouse skin

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 392-396

  Hye, Sun Gwak ^a   Seung, Ung Kim ^a   In, Koo Chun ^a  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lag time; Melatonin; Penetration enhancers; Permeation fluxes; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DRUG VEHICLE; MELATONIN; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HAIRLESS MOUSE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; STIMULATION; VEHICLES;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VEHICLES;

EID: 0036597122     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02976645     Document Type: Article

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