African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative evaluation of the antipsoriatic activity of Acalypha wilkesiana, Culcasia scandens with Kigelia africana using the mouse tail model

Folashade Olatunbosun Oyedeji
  • Folashade Olatunbosun Oyedeji
  • Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Olufunso Samuel Bankole-Ojo
  • Olufunso Samuel Bankole-Ojo
  • Department of Physical Sciences, Wesley University, Ondo, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 31 January 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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