The in vitro use of the hair follicle closure technique to study the follicular and percutaneous permeation of topically applied drugs

ATLA Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-57

  Stahl, Jessica ^a   Niedorf, Frank ^a   Wohlert, Mareike ^a   Kietzmann, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follicular penetration; Hair follicle closure technique; In vitro diffusion experiment; Skin permeability

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; DICLOFENAC; FLUFENAMIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG PENETRATION; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; SUS;

EID: 84860895398     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119291204000109     Document Type: Article

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