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Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect of chitosan in normal and neonatal streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Miura, T. Biol Pharm Bull 1995 Nov;18(11):1623-1625.

Effect of chitosan on renal function in patients with chronic renal failure. Jing, SB. J Pharm Pharmacol 1997 Jul;49(7):721-723.

Chitosan and Insulin

Chitosan capsules for colon-specific drug delivery: improvement of insulin absorption from the rat colon. Tozaki, H. J Pharm Sci 1997 Sep;86(9):1016-1021.

Chitosan microcapsules as controlled release systems for insulin. Aiedeh, K. J Microencapsul 1997 Sep;14(5):567-576.

Enteral absorption of insulin in rats from mucoadhesive chitosan-coated liposomes. Takeuchi, H. Pharm Res 1996 Jun;13(6):896-901.

Low molecular weight chitosan stimulation of mitogenic response to platelet-derived growth factor in vascular smooth muscle cells. Inui, H. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1995 Nov;59(11):2111-2114.

Chitosan as a novel nasal delivery system for peptide drugs. Illum, L. Pharm Res 1994 Aug;11(8):1186-1189.

Development of topical drug delivery systems utilizing polymeric materials. Machida, Y. Yakugaku Zasshi 1993 May;113(5):356-368.


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