Biodistribution and pharmacokinetic studies of bone-targeting N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer-alendronate

Huaizhong Pan1, Monika Sima, Pavla Kopecková

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry/CCCD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.

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