Preparation and characterization of lyophilized liposomes with incorporated quercetin

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-25

  Alexopoulou, Elena ^a   Georgopoulos, Aristidis ^a   Kagkadis, Konstantinos A ^b   Demetzos, Costas ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Medical Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Liposomes; Lyophilization

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; QUERCETIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FILM; FREEZE DRYING; HYDRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FREEZE DRYING; LIPOSOMES; QUERCETIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 33645337649     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: 15322394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08982100500528594     Document Type: Article

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