Combined chemical and electrical enhancement modulates stratum corneum structure

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-58

  De Graaff, A M ^a   Li, G L ^a   Van Aelst, A C ^b   Bouwstra, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cryo scanning electron microscopy; Freeze fracture electron microscopy; Iontophoresis; Surfactant pretreatment

Indexed keywords

CELLS; SWELLING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

IONTOPHORETIC TRANSPORT;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

APOMORPHINE; BIOSURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPORATION; IONTOPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0037723904     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(03)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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