Nasal Delivery of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone: In Vivo Evaluation with Pheroid™ Technology and N-Trimethyl Chitosan Chloride
Author(s) -
Dewald Steyn,
Du Plessis,
Awie F. Kotzé
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.497
H-Index - 78
ISSN - 1482-1826
DOI - 10.18433/j3cs3f
Subject(s) - bioavailability , nasal administration , chitosan , in vivo , pharmacology , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , pulmonary surfactant , vesicle , biochemistry , medicine , biology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , composite material , membrane
It was the aim of this study to investigate the possible enhancement of the absorption of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the nasal cavity, in the presence of a polymeric absorption enhancer, N-trimethyl chitosan chloride (TMC) and a fatty acid-based delivery system, Pheroid.
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