Iontophoresis promotes percutaneous absorption of L-ascorbic acid in rat skin

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-222

  Ebihara, Mutsuhito ^a   Akiyama, Minoru ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshihiro ^a   Tajima, Shingo ^a   Komata, Ki Ichi ^b   Mitsui, Yukio ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Japan Natural Laboratories Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cosmetology; Iontophoresis; Percutaneous absorption; Skin aging

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DERMIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG UPTAKE; EPIDERMIS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0141625866     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(03)00105-1     Document Type: Article

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