Ocular drug absorption by topical route. Role of conjunctiva;Absorción de fármacos por vía tópica. Papel de la conjuntiva

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 683-686

  Andres Guerrero V ^a   Herrero Vanrell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCOSA; PHARMACOKINETICS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ABSORPTION; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIFFUSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NANOPARTICLES; PHARMACOKINETICS;

EID: 59349101639     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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