Scientific Research and Essays

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

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Tracheal relaxant effect of aqueous-methanol leaf extract of Rumex vesicarius L. in rabbits

Imran Ahmad Khan
  • Imran Ahmad Khan
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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Khalid Hussain Janbaz
  • Khalid Hussain Janbaz
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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Abdul Aziz
  • Abdul Aziz
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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Muzammal Sattar
  • Muzammal Sattar
  • Departmnent of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisal Abad, Pakistan.
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Shaukat Hussain Munawar
  • Shaukat Hussain Munawar
  • Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Zahid Manzoor
  • Zahid Manzoor
  • Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Asif Raza
  • Muhammad Asif Raza
  • The Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.
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Ghayoor Fatima
  • Ghayoor Fatima
  • Organic Plant Production and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel, Germany.
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Abdul Hannan
  • Abdul Hannan
  • Departmnent of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisal Abad, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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