Can improving bioavailability improve the bioactivity of curcumin?

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 265-266

  Ji, Hong Fang ^a   Shen, Liang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; LIPOSOME;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENCAPSULATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CURCUMIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY;

EID: 84901765969     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: 18733735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2014.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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