Vaginal Drug Delivery: The First Uterine Pass Effecta

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 828, Issue 1 p. 285-290 Vaginal Drug Delivery: The First Uterine Pass Effecta CARLO BULLETTI, Corresponding Author CARLO BULLETTI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, Italyd1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorDOMINIQUE DE ZIEGLER, DOMINIQUE DE ZIEGLER Columbia Laboratoires Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorEVALDO GIACOMUCCI, EVALDO GIACOMUCCI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVALERIA POLLI, VALERIA POLLI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSTEFANIA ROSSI, STEFANIA ROSSI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSTEFANIA ALFIERI, STEFANIA ALFIERI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCARLO FLAMIGNI, CARLO FLAMIGNI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this author CARLO BULLETTI, Corresponding Author CARLO BULLETTI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, Italyd1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorDOMINIQUE DE ZIEGLER, DOMINIQUE DE ZIEGLER Columbia Laboratoires Paris, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorEVALDO GIACOMUCCI, EVALDO GIACOMUCCI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVALERIA POLLI, VALERIA POLLI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSTEFANIA ROSSI, STEFANIA ROSSI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSTEFANIA ALFIERI, STEFANIA ALFIERI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorCARLO FLAMIGNI, CARLO FLAMIGNI b1st Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Bologna—Italy Via Massarenti, 13 40138 Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 17 December 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48549.xCitations: 29 a This work was supported by grants from Columbia Laboratoires (Paris, France) and the National Research Council (No. 9500829). 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