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

GC-MS analysis of leaf, stem-bark and root extracts of Alstonia boonei

Babatunde, O.
  • Babatunde, O.
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 28 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 December 2017
  •  Published: 15 December 2017

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