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Week - 1
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Introduction, definitions |
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Week - 2
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Anatomy and Physiology of the GI Tract |
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Week - 3
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Status of absorption determination in the regulations of health authorities |
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Week - 4
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In vitro methods – I (PAMPA, other techniques) |
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Week - 5
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Cell cultures – I (Caco-2) |
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Week - 6
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Cell cultures – II (MDCK, other cells) |
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Week - 7
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Ex-vivo methods (Ussing-Chamber, Everted gut sac technique) |
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Week - 8
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In situ methods – I (Delusio technique, closed Loop technique) |
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Week - 9
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In situ methods – II (Single pass intestinal perfusion technique) |
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Week - 10
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In vivo methods – I (Tube techniques) |
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Week - 11
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In vivo methods – II (Mass balance studies) |
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Week - 12
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In vivo methods – III (Bioavailability studies) |
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Week - 13
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Examples and applications – I |
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Week - 14
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Examples and applications – II |