Potential of Casein as a Carrier for Biologically Active Agents

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 375, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Głąb, Tomasz Konrad ^a   Boratyński, Janusz ^a,b  

^a JAN DLUGOSZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carriers; Casein; Delivery; Encapsulation; Milk proteins; Release

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CASEINS; DRUG CARRIERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 85026863555     PISSN: 23650869     EISSN: 23648961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s41061-017-0158-z     Document Type: Review

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