Transfollicular Drug Delivery: Is It a Reality?

    November 2005 in “ International journal of pharmaceutics ”
    Victor M. Meidan, Michael Bonner, B. B. Michniak
    Studysummary This review examines the role of hair follicles and sebaceous glands in percutaneous drug delivery but does not report new clinical results; it calls for further exploration of follicle-targeting therapies.
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