Transdermal absorption of castor oil

Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Mein, Eric A ^a,b   Richards, Douglas G ^a   McMillin, David L ^a   Nelson, Carl D ^a  

^a Meridian Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CASTOR OIL; RICINOLEIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 33646750550     PISSN: 11762330     EISSN: 11762330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/01197065-200502040-00006     Document Type: Article

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