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Research Article

Design and in vitro evaluation of formulations with pH and transit time controlled sigmoidal release profile for colon-specific delivery

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Pages 205-213 | Received 14 Aug 2008, Accepted 18 Feb 2009, Published online: 19 Mar 2009

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