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. 2011 Apr 5;6:693–704. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S17524

Table 4.

The in vitro flux (nmol/cm2/h) of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and methyl (m)ALA from oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) nanoemulsions via porcine skin

Code ALA mALA
Control 69.75 ± 55.87 42.57 ± 5.80
W1 180.24 ± 29.89 25.85 ± 8.53
W2 10.23 ± 0.83 2.83 ± 1.03
W3 176.14 ± 47.32 33.02 ± 5.09
O1 11.03 ± 3.92 5.72 ± 0.20
O2 1.36 ± 0.15 4.15 ± 2.65
O3 34.63 ± 8.82 7.91 ± 2.47

Note: Each value represents the mean ± SD (n = 4).