Comparative evaluation of Estredox, a brain-targeted estradiol delivery system versus traditional estrogen replacement therapy

Pharmazie

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-143

  Sziráki, István ^a   Horvath K ^a   Bodor, N ^b  

^a TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

^b Center for Drug Discovery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33644500832     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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