Vaginal gel adsorption and retention by human vaginal cells: Visual analysis by means of inorganic and organic markers

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-15

  Braga, Pier Carlo ^a   Dal Sasso, Monica ^a   Spallino, Alessandra ^a   Sturla, Carla ^b   Culici, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera S Antonio Abate di Gallarate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Eugenol; Ferric oxide particles; Retention; Saugella gel; Thymol; Vaginal cells

Indexed keywords

CLOVE OIL; EUGENOL; FERRIC OXIDE; MARKER; SAUGELLA GEL; THYME OIL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG BINDING; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RETENTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSCOPY; NOMARSKI INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAGINA;

ADSORPTION; ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; RHEOLOGY; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; VISCOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349138205     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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