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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2008; 14(31): 4928-4937
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4928
Permeabilities of rebamipide via rat intestinal membranes and its colon specific delivery using chitosan capsule as a carrier
Bei-Bei Huang, Guo-Feng Li, Jing-Hui Luo, Lian Duan, Kishimoto Nobuaki, Yamamoto Akira
Bei-Bei Huang, Guo-Feng Li, Jing-Hui Luo, Lian Duan, Department of pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Kishimoto Nobuaki, Yamamoto Akira, Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashinaku, Kyoto 6078414, Japan
Author contributions: Huang BB, Li GF contributed equally to this work; Li GF, Nobuaki K and Akira Y designed research; Huang BB, Li GF, Luo JH and Duan L performed research; Huang BB, Luo JH, Duan L analyzed data; and Huang BB and Li GF wrote the paper.
Supported by Research Funding of Medical Association of Japanese-Chinese, Japan
Correspondence to: Guo-Feng Li, Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou AVE(N), Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. lgfnf@fimmu.com
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Received: April 18, 2008
Revised: June 30, 2008
Accepted: July 7, 2008
Published online: August 21, 2008
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