Synergistic effect of iontophoresis and soluble microneedles for transdermal delivery of methotrexate

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Vemulapalli, Viswatej ^a   Yang, Ye ^a   Friden, Phillip M ^b   Banga, Ajay K ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Transport Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALTOSE; METHOTREXATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DENSITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; HAIRLESS RAT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PSORIASIS; RAT; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTROPORATION; EPIDERMIS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MALTOSE; METHOTREXATE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; RATS; RATS, NUDE; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 38349175137     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.1.0004     Document Type: Article

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