Permeability and retention studies of (-)epicatechin gel formulations in human cadaver skin

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1007-1017

  Suppasrivasuseth, J ^a   Bellantone, R A ^a   Plakogiannis, F M ^a   Stagni, G ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

( )Epicatechin; HPLC; Human cadaver skin; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CARBOMER; CARBOPOL 940; CELLULOSE; EPICATECHIN; GELLING AGENT; GLYCEROL; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; ULTREZ;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STABILITY; GEL; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SKIN PERMEABILITY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CADAVER; CATECHIN; CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; GELS; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 33749496372     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040600599889     Document Type: Article

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