An investigation into the role of mucus thickness on mucoadhesion in the gastrointestinal tract of pig

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-341

  Varum, Felipe J O ^a,b   Veiga, Francisco ^a   Sousa, João S ^a   Basit, Abdul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioadhesion; Carbomer; Gastrointestinal transit; Mucoadhesion; Mucus; Mucus staining; Tensile testing

Indexed keywords

CARBOPOL 974P; ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; CARBOPOL 974P NF; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIFFUSION; DUODENUM; EX VIVO STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; ILEUM; MUCOADHESION; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STOMACH MUCUS; THICKNESS; ADHESION; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH MUCOSA; SWINE; ULTRAMICROTOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISCOSITY;

ACRYLATES; ACRYLIC RESINS; ADHESIVENESS; ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MUCUS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SUS SCROFA; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 77953536539     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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