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

Evaluation of ethanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia Linn for antitumor activity

Gabriela Cavalcante da Silva
  • Gabriela Cavalcante da Silva
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Gibbelly Cavalcante da Silva
  • Gibbelly Cavalcante da Silva
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Waneska Alves Pereira da Silva
  • Waneska Alves Pereira da Silva
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Alisson Macário de Oliveira
  • Alisson Macário de Oliveira
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Matheus da Silva Mesquita
  • Matheus da Silva Mesquita
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Maria da Conceição Cavalcanti de Lira
  • Maria da Conceição Cavalcanti de Lira
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Evandro Valentim da Silva
  • Evandro Valentim da Silva
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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Ivone Antônia de Souza
  • Ivone Antônia de Souza
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia e Cancerologia Experimental, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife-PE, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 27 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 December 2015
  •  Published: 08 February 2016

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