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

Ameliorating effect of combination of simvastatin and residronate on glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis model in rats

Ahmed Shata*
  • Ahmed Shata*
  • Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Mansoura University, P. O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Alaa El-Din L. Firgany
  • Alaa El-Din L. Firgany
  • Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Mansoura University, P. O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Ahmed A.M. Abdel-Hamid
  • Ahmed A.M. Abdel-Hamid
  • Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Mansoura University, P. O. Box 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 18 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2015
  •  Published: 29 July 2015

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