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International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Volume 3 (2016), Article ID 3:IJPSR-113, 3 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1502/2016/113
Short Communication
Transdermal Delivery of Hyaluronan Tetrasaccharide by Constant Current Iontophoresis

Madoka Kage and Yoshihiro Tokudome*

Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan
Prof. Yoshihiro Tokudome, Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan; E-mail: tokudome@josai.ac.jp
26 August 2016; 12 October 2016; 14 October 2016
Kage M Tokudome Y (2016) Transdermal Delivery of Hyaluronan Tetrasaccharide by Constant Current Iontophoresis. Int J Pharma Sci Res 3: 113.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1502/2016/113

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