Ultrasound mediated drug delivery: A 21st century phoenix?

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 279-281

  Ter Haar, Gail ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

B SCAN; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICELLE; MICROBUBBLE; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; SOUND; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84861517916     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.678029     Document Type: Editorial

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