African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative effect on liver fibrosis of bicyclol and silymarin

Liping Wang
  • Liping Wang
  • Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Jinjiang Hospital for Women and Children Health, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610021, China.
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Li Zhang
  • Li Zhang
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Kelan Gan
  • Kelan Gan
  • Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Jinjiang Hospital for Women and Children Health, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610021, China.
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Xiaoping Hua
  • Xiaoping Hua
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Ying Xiao
  • Ying Xiao
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Yikun Shi
  • Yikun Shi
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Zhenghuai Tan
  • Zhenghuai Tan
  • Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sichuan Academy of Chinese Medicine Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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  •  Received: 16 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 17 December 2019
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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