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

Securinega virosa (Euphorbiaceae) root bark extract inhibits glioblastoma multiforme cell survival in vitro

Magaji Mohammed Garba*
  • Magaji Mohammed Garba*
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Yau Jamilu
  • Yau Jamilu
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Musa Aliyu Muhammad
  • Musa Aliyu Muhammad
  • Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Anuka Joseph Akpojo
  • Anuka Joseph Akpojo
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Abdu-Aguye Ibrahim
  • Abdu-Aguye Ibrahim
  • Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Hussaini Isa Marte
  • Hussaini Isa Marte
  • 1. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., 3. 3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 04 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2015
  •  Published: 22 July 2015

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