African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Chemical and quantitive study of hepatotoxins from fresh water cyanobacteria on vertebrate animals

Al-layl, K.*
  • Al-layl, K.*
  • Biology Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makka, 21955, P. O. Box 715 -Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mutwally, H.
  • Mutwally, H.
  • Biology Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makka, 21955, P. O. Box 715 -Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2012
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2015
  •  Published: 22 July 2015

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