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

Evaluation of the potential modulator of bacterial resistance, acute toxicity and chemical composition of Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.

Thiago Pereira Chaves
  • Thiago Pereira Chaves
  • Universidade Federal do Piauí, Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, BR 135, km 03, Planalto Horizonte, Bom Jesus - PI, Brazil.
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Alinne Sousa Barbosa
  • Alinne Sousa Barbosa
  • Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos (LABDEM) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua das Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Luanne Eugênia Nunes
  • Luanne Eugênia Nunes
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, R. Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Karla Monik Alves da Silva
  • Karla Monik Alves da Silva
  • Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos (LABDEM) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua das Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Mônica Oliveira da Silva Simões
  • Mônica Oliveira da Silva Simões
  • Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos (LABDEM) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua das Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Ravely Lucena Santos
  • Ravely Lucena Santos
  • Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos (LABDEM) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua das Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Raïssa Mayer Ramalho Catão
  • Raïssa Mayer Ramalho Catão
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, R. Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Vanda Lúcia Santos
  • Vanda Lúcia Santos
  • Laboratório de Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, R. Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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Ana Cláudia Dantas Medeiros*
  • Ana Cláudia Dantas Medeiros*
  • Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Ensaios de Medicamentos (LABDEM) – Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua das Baraúnas, 351 - Bairro Universitário, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 10 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 August 2015
  •  Published: 08 September 2015

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