Microemulsion formulations for the transdermal delivery of testosterone

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-196

  Hathout, Rania M ^a,b   Woodman, Timothy J ^b   Mansour, Samar ^a   Mortada, Nahed D ^a   Geneidi, Ahmed S ^a   Guy, Richard H ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1H NMR; Microemulsions; Skin permeation; Testosterone; Transdermal drug delivery

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER; OLEIC ACID; POLYSORBATE 20; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW KINETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROEMULSION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SKIN; SWINE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISCOSITY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EMULSIONS; EXCIPIENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77953022632     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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