Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Anti-cancer potential of Tetracarpidium conophorum (African walnut) seed oil on prostate carcinogenesis

Esosa Uhunmwangho
  • Esosa Uhunmwangho
  • Bioactive Lipids in Cancer and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Celestina Olafusi
  • Celestina Olafusi
  • Bioactive Lipids in Cancer and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Ifeoluwatomi Akinyemi
  • Ifeoluwatomi Akinyemi
  • Bioactive Lipids in Cancer and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 04 September 2021
  •  Accepted: 26 October 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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