Novel imaging method to quantify stratum corneum in dermatopharmacokinetic studies: Proof-of-concept with acyclovir formulations

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3362-3372

  Russell, Lisa M ^a   Guy, Richard H ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatopharmacokinetics; Imaging; Stratum corneum; Tape stripping

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GENERIC DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADHESIVE TAPE STRIPPING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CREAM; DIGITAL IMAGING; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN TEST; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN ABSORPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872068063     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0831-4     Document Type: Article

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