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: 2285

Full Length Research Paper

Extracts of Gongronema latifolium and Vernonia amygdalina improve glycaemia and histomorphology of testes of diabetic Wistar rats

O. O. Azu1*, I. A. Edagha2, A. I. Peter3, I. Umoh3 and U. Abia3
1Discipline of Clinical Anatomy, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa. 2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. 3Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, AkwaIbom State, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 13 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 November 2014
  •  Published: 22 November 2014

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