Different physicochemical properties of antimycotic agents are relevant for penetration into and through human nails

Pharmazie

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 604-607

  Neubert, R H H ^a   Gensbugel C ^a   Jackel A ^b   Wartewig, S ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Galderma Laboratorium GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOROLFINE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CICLOPIROX; CICLOPIROXOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FINGER NAIL; FUNGAL CELL; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPOPHILICITY; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PKA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HUMANS; MORPHOLINES; NAILS; PERMEABILITY; PYRIDONES; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 33746225529     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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