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Micro and Nano Carriers
Volume 21, 2004 - Issue 4
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Research Article

In vitro and in vivo properties of usnic acid encapsulated into PLGA-microspheres

R. M. Ribeiro-Costa Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo-Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil; Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Laboratório de Tecnologia Químico-Farmacêutica (LTQF), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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A. J. Alves Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Laboratório de Tecnologia Químico-Farmacêutica (LTQF), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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N. P. Santos Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, MS, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. C. Nascimento Departamento de Antibióticos, Setor de Farmacologia, Laboratório de Cultura de Células e Cancerologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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E. C. P. Gonçalves Departamento de Bioquímica, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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N. H. Silva Departamento de Bioquímica, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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N. K. Honda Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo-Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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N. S. Santos-Magalhães Laboratório de Imunopatologia Keizo-Asami (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 371-384 | Received 16 Jun 2003, Accepted 20 Nov 2003, Published online: 03 Oct 2008

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