Phytosome: Drug delivery system for polyphenolic phytoconstituents

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-220

  Singh, Anupama ^a   Saharan, Vikas Anand ^b   Singh, Manjeet ^a   Bhandari, Anil ^a  

^a Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Jodhpur National University   (India)

^b Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bioavailability; Phytoconstituents; Phytosomes; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891660175     PISSN: 17352444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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