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Research Article

Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Sustained Cellular and Lung Delivery of Budesonide

Naazneen Surti Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
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Ambikanandan Misra Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
Pages 81-86 | Received 15 May 2007, Accepted 31 Aug 2007, Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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