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

Preclinical evaluation of repeated dose toxicity and anxiolytic activity of monoterpene R - (+) – limonene via inhalation

Mateus Feitosa Alves
  • Mateus Feitosa Alves
  • Postgraduate Program in Natural Products and Synthetic Bioactive, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Postal Box 5009, Brazil.
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Vanessa Feitosa Alves
  • Vanessa Feitosa Alves
  • Department of Clinical and Social Dentistry, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil.
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Josué do Amaral Ramalho
  • Josué do Amaral Ramalho
  • Research Institute for Drugs and Medicines, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil.
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Guilherme Eduardo Nunes Dias
  • Guilherme Eduardo Nunes Dias
  • Research Institute for Drugs and Medicines, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil.
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Kardilândia Mendes de Oliveira
  • Kardilândia Mendes de Oliveira
  • Research Institute for Drugs and Medicines, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil.
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Andressa Brito Lira
  • Andressa Brito Lira
  • Postgraduate Program in Natural Products and Synthetic Bioactive, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Postal Box 5009, Brazil.
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Sócrates Golzio dos Santos
  • Sócrates Golzio dos Santos
  • Research Institute for Drugs and Medicines, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Brazil.
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Reinaldo Nóbrega de Almeida
  • Reinaldo Nóbrega de Almeida
  • Postgraduate Program in Natural Products and Synthetic Bioactive, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Postal Box 5009, Brazil.
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Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz
  • Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz
  • Postgraduate Program in Natural Products and Synthetic Bioactive, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa – PB, Postal Box 5009, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 18 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 July 2016
  •  Published: 08 August 2016

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