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Colloidal carriers for the enhanced delivery through the skin

D Cosco University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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C Celia University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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F Cilurzo University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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E Trapasso University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy
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D Paolino Faculty of Medicine University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario – Building of Biosciences, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Viale Europa, I-88100 Germaneto (CZ), Italy +39 0961 3694118; +39 0961 3694237; [email protected]
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Pages 737-755 | Published online: 01 Jul 2008

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