MedicineChemistry

Factors affecting drug absorption and distribution

Shruti Chillistone, J. Hardman

2008.4.1Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.02.005

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This work has shown that the placental membrane is a lipid barrier that is less selective than the blood–brain barrier, allowing the passage of lipid-soluble drugs more easily than water- soluble drugs.

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CHILLISTONE, Shruti; HARDMAN, J. Factors affecting drug absorption and distribution. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, 2008, 9: 167–171.