The effect of washing and the absence of interindividual transfer of estradiol gel: A direct skin-to-skin contact study in postmenopausal women

American Journal of Drug Delivery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-95

  ZumBrunnen, Troy L ^a   Meuwsen, Ingrid ^a   De Vries, Michiel ^a   Brennan, John J ^a  

^a Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 33745878241     PISSN: 11759038     EISSN: 11759038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00137696-200604020-00004     Document Type: Article

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