Advances in Control & Novel drug delivery
At the end of the nineteenth century, Paul Ehrlich suggested the use of “bodies which possess a particular affinity for a certain organ as carrier by which to bring therapeutically active groups to the organ in question”. Unfortunately even today the concept is still at the experimental stage and has not been translated into practice.
| Publication Language |
English |
|---|---|
| Publication Access Type |
Premium |
| Publisher |
CBSPD |
| Publication Year |
2023 |
| Publication Type |
Textbooks |
| ISBN/ISSN |
'9789387964563 |
| Publication Category |
CBSPD Medical Collection |
| Publication Subject |
Medical |
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