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Preferred term

Drug Carriers  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Forms to which substances are incorporated to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in drug-delivery systems such as the controlled-release technology to prolong in vivo drug actions, decrease drug metabolism, and reduce drug toxicity. Carriers are also used in designs to increase the effectiveness of drug delivery to the target sites of pharmacological actions. Liposomes, albumin microspheres, soluble synthetic polymers, DNA complexes, protein-drug conjugates, and carrier erythrocytes among others have been employed as biodegradable drug carriers.

In other languages

  • French

  • Porteurs de médicaments
  • Supports de médicaments
  • Transporteurs de médicaments
  • Vecteurs de principes actifs

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TPC6RJ1N-Q

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