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Hydrocortisone Diffusion Through Synthetic Membrane, Mouse Skin, and Epiderm™ Cultured Skin

  1. John Mark Christensen PhD†,*,
  2. Monica Chang Chuong PhD‡,
  3. Hang Le PhD§,
  4. Loan Pham†,
  5. Ehab Bendas PhD

Article first published online: 11 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5174.2010.00033.x

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Archives of Drug Information

Archives of Drug Information

Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 10–21, March 2011

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Christensen, J. M., Chuong, M. C., Le, H., Pham, L. and Bendas, E. (2011), Hydrocortisone Diffusion Through Synthetic Membrane, Mouse Skin, and Epiderm™ Cultured Skin. Archives of Drug Information, 4: 10–21. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-5174.2010.00033.x

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  1. †

    Currently at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

  2. ‡

    Currently at Pharmaceutical Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Boston.

  3. §

    Currently at Eurand Inc. 845 Center Dr., Vandalia OH 45377.

  4. Currently with Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

*John Mark Christensen, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 1601 SW Jefferson Ave, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. Tel: 541-737-5788; Fax: 541-737-3999; E-mail: jmark.christensen@oregonstate.edu

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  2. †

    Currently at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

  3. ‡

    Currently at Pharmaceutical Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Boston.

  4. §

    Currently at Eurand Inc. 845 Center Dr., Vandalia OH 45377.

  5. Currently with Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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  2. Article first published online: 11 JAN 2011

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