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

Suspending properties of natural gums extracted from Abelmuscus esculentus pod and Chrysophyllum albidium fruit

Bakre Lateef Gbenga*
  • Bakre Lateef Gbenga*
  • Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria.
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Ajakore Oluwabunmi
  • Ajakore Oluwabunmi
  • Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 05 September 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2015
  •  Published: 15 March 2015

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