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

Physicochemical characteristics and cytotoxic effect of the methanolic extract of Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth (Euphorbiaceae)

Jéssica de Andrade Gomes Silva
  • Jéssica de Andrade Gomes Silva
  • Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife - PE, Brasil.
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Gibbelly Cavalcante da Silva
  • Gibbelly Cavalcante da Silva
  • Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife - PE, Brasil.
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Marilia Grasielly de Farias Silva
  • Marilia Grasielly de Farias Silva
  • Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife - PE, Brasil.
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Vanessa Farias da Silva
  • Vanessa Farias da Silva
  • Nacional Semi-Arid Institute, Campina Grande, Brazil.
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Jaciana dos Santos Aguiar
  • Jaciana dos Santos Aguiar
  • Antibiotics Department, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil.
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Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva
  • Teresinha Gonçalves da Silva
  • Antibiotics Department, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil.
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Sônia Pereira Leite
  • Sônia Pereira Leite
  • Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235 - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife - PE, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 18 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 June 2017
  •  Published: 29 July 2017

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