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Review Article

The effects of excipients for topical preparations on the human skin permeability of terpinen-4-ol contained in Tea tree oil: Infrared spectroscopic investigations

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Pages 545-552 | Received 07 May 2009, Accepted 01 Sep 2009, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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