Phonophoretic delivery of 10% hydrocortisone through the epidermis of humans as determined by serum cortisol concentrations

Physical Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 738-749

  Bare, Anthony C ^a   McAnaw, Maire B ^a   Pritchard, Allyson E ^a   Struebing, Jeffrey G ^a   Smutok, Michael A ^a   Christie, Douglas S ^a   Domenech, Manuel A ^a   Bare, Mary A ^a   Bloodworth, Marsha L ^a   Seal, Lawton A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hydrocortisone; Phonophoresis; Serum analysis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG RELEASE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PHARMACOKINETICS; STRATUM CORNEUM; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 8944239875     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/76.7.738     Document Type: Article

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