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: 2298

Full Length Research Paper

Safety and toxicity of aqueous leaf extracts of Camellia sinensis, Parquetina nigrescens and Telfairia occidentalis in mice

Olatunbosun Luqman Olayinka
  • Olatunbosun Luqman Olayinka
  • Department of Haematology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil
  • Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil
  • Department of Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Atunwa S. A.
  • Atunwa S. A.
  • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Abdullaahi A. A.
  • Abdullaahi A. A.
  • Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Salawu M. K.
  • Salawu M. K.
  • Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Ogunwale K. A. T.
  • Ogunwale K. A. T.
  • Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Olalere F. D.
  • Olalere F. D.
  • Department of Haematology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Lawal S. A.
  • Lawal S. A.
  • Department of Haematology, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Abdulrafiu Majeed
  • Abdulrafiu Majeed
  • Department of Histopathology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Olutunde O. A.
  • Olutunde O. A.
  • Department of Histopathology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Afolabi O. O.
  • Afolabi O. O.
  • Department of Histopathology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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Nafiu A. B.
  • Nafiu A. B.
  • Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 17 December 2017
  •  Accepted: 11 April 2018
  •  Published: 22 May 2018

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