In vitro percutaneous permeation and skin accumulation of finasteride using vesicular ethosomal carriers

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 860-865

  Rao, Yuefeng ^a   Zheng, Feiyue ^b   Zhang, Xingguo ^a   Gao, Jianqing ^b   Liang, Wenquan ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethosomes; Finasteride; Human skin; In vitro percutaneous permeation; Liposomes; Skin accumulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG CARRIER; ETHOSOME; FINASTERIDE; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PENETRATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; DRUG CARRIERS; FINASTERIDE; HUMANS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TRANSPORT VESICLES;

EID: 57149147988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/s12249-008-9124-y     Document Type: Article

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