Evidence of carrier mediated transport of ascorbic acid through mammalian cornea

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Singla, Shivali ^a   Majumdar, D K ^a   Goyal, Sachin ^b   Khilnani, Gurudas ^c  

^a DELHI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Pacific College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cornea; MAG; Na+K+ ATPase inhibitors; Ouabain; Permeation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MONOAMMONIUM GLYCYRRHIZINATE; OUABAIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; GOAT; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

EID: 79957939444     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: 13190164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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