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Effect of Chitosan on the Permeability of Monolayers of Intestinal Epithelial Cells (Caco-2)

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Box 580, 751 23, Uppsala, Sweden

    Per Artursson & Tuulikki Lindmark

  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nottingham University, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Stanley S. Davis & Lisbeth Illum

  3. DanBioSyst UK Ltd., Albert Einstein Centre, Highfield Science Park, Nottingham, NG7 2TN, UK

    Stanley S. Davis & Lisbeth Illum

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Artursson, P., Lindmark, T., Davis, S.S. et al. Effect of Chitosan on the Permeability of Monolayers of Intestinal Epithelial Cells (Caco-2). Pharm Res 11, 1358–1361 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018967116988

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