Where a pill won't reach

被引：47

作者：

Langer, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 2003年 / 288卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0403-50

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A report on the flow of a pill after intake is presented. Injecting a drug avoids the obstacles posed by the stomach and the intestinal tract, but many patients are understandably reluctant to give themselves shots repeatedly or to visit a doctor everyday. Protein-based drugs can deliver orally by encasing them in carrier molecules that can ferry them across the gut lining.

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页码：50 / 57

页数：8