Preparation and in vitro evaluation of liposomal/niosomal delivery systems for antifungal drug clotrimazole

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-157

  Ning, Meiying ^a,b   Gu, Zhongwei ^b   Pan, Huaizhong ^b   Yu, Homing ^b   Xiao, Kai ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

Clotrimazole; Liposomes; Niosomes; Vaginal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MUCOSA; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; RABBIT; SOLUBILITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; LIPOSOMES; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; RABBITS; SOLUBILITY; VAGINA;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 13544267641     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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