Drug targeting to lungs by way of microspheres

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 598-604

  Harsha, N Sree ^a   Rani, R H Shobha ^b  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry   (India)

^b AL AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Compartment model; Gelatin; In vitro; In vivo; Lung targeting; Microspheres; Ofloxacin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746879522     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02969272     Document Type: Article

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