Enhanced Resorption of Liposomal Packed Vitamin C Monitored by Ultrasound
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Liposomal Packaging
2.2. Ascorbic Acid Detection
2.3. Freeze-Etching
2.4. Ultrasound Examination of Intestinal Absorption
3. Results
3.1. Ascorbic Acid Detection
3.2. Freeze-Etching
3.3. Ultrasound Examination of Intestinal Absorption
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Prantl, L.; Eigenberger, A.; Gehmert, S.; Haerteis, S.; Aung, T.; Rachel, R.; Jung, E.M.; Felthaus, O. Enhanced Resorption of Liposomal Packed Vitamin C Monitored by Ultrasound. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 1616. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061616
Prantl L, Eigenberger A, Gehmert S, Haerteis S, Aung T, Rachel R, Jung EM, Felthaus O. Enhanced Resorption of Liposomal Packed Vitamin C Monitored by Ultrasound. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(6):1616. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061616
Chicago/Turabian StylePrantl, Lukas, Andreas Eigenberger, Sebastian Gehmert, Silke Haerteis, Thiha Aung, Reinhard Rachel, Ernst Michael Jung, and Oliver Felthaus. 2020. "Enhanced Resorption of Liposomal Packed Vitamin C Monitored by Ultrasound" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 6: 1616. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061616