Nasal administration of compounds active in the central nervous system : Exploring the olfactory system

The nasal administration of drugs offers advantages over administration by intravenous injection. Drugs can be rapidly absorbed through the nasal mucosa, resulting in a rapid onset of action, and also avoiding degradation in the gastrointestinal tract and first-pass metabolism in the liver. The olfa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dahlin, Maria
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaci 2000
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