Ocular Permeability Screening of Dexamethasone Esters Through Combined Cellular and Tissue Systems

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-84

  Civiale, Claudine ^a   Bucaria, Filippo ^a   Piazza, Silvana ^a   Peri, Ornella ^a   Miano, Fausto ^a   Enea, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SIFI SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE 17 PROPIONATE; DEXAMETHASONE 21 METASULFOBENZOATE; DEXAMETHASONE 21 PALMITATE; DEXAMETHASONE 21 VALERATE; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE BUTYRATE; DEXAMETHASONE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE PROPIONATE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PRODRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SCREENING;

EID: 1042298137     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108076804772745482     Document Type: Article

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