Enhancement in the Transdermal and Localized Delivery of Honokiol Through Breast Tissue

Xinyi Gao1, Meera Gujjar Patel1, Pooja Bakshi1

  • 1Center for Drug Delivery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, USA.

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|September 28, 2018
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