Penetration and metabolism of topical retinoids in ex vivo organ-cultured full-thickness human skin explants

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-128

  Antille, C ^a   Tran, C ^a   Sorg, O ^a,b   Saurat, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Retinoids; Skin; Topical application; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; RETINAL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; EPIDERMIS; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RETINOIDS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 1842779184     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077238     Document Type: Article

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