Percutaneous absorption of steroids: Determination of in vitro permeability and tissue reservoir characteristics in human skin layers

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 336-342

  Magnusson, B M ^a   Cross, S E ^a   Winckle, G ^a   Roberts, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorption kinetics, steroids; Maximum flux, steroids; Tissue accumulation, steroids; Topical steroids; Transdermal penetration, steroids

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DERMIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EPIDERMIS; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUTIONS; STEROIDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33751336852     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095254     Document Type: Article

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