In vitro permeation of several drugs through the human nail plate: Relationship between physicochemical properties and nail permeability of drugs

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-477

  Kobayashi, Yoichi ^a   Komatsu, Tsunehisa ^a   Sumi, Machiko ^a   Numajiri, Sachihiko ^a   Miyamoto, Misao ^b   Kobayashi, Daisuke ^a   Sugibayashi, Kenji ^a   Morimoto, Yasunori ^a  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Fungal nail plate; Nail; Nail permeation; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; FLUOROURACIL; OCTANOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; NAIL; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERMEABILITY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 1442309064     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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