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: 2286

Full Length Research Paper

Acute toxicity and hypoglycaemic activity of the leaf extracts of Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae) in Wistar rats

Mamadou Kamagate
  • Mamadou Kamagate
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Bouaké, Université Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire.
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N’Goran Mathieu Kouame*
  • N’Goran Mathieu Kouame*
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Eugene Koffi
  • Eugene Koffi
  • Unité de gestion des Ressources Animales, Institut Pasteur (UGRA-IPCI), Côte d’Ivoire.
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Amani Brice Kadja
  • Amani Brice Kadja
  • Laboratoire de Chimie Bio organique et de Substances Naturelles (LCBOSN), UFR-SFA, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Koffi Camille
  • Koffi Camille
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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N’Guessan Alain Roland Yao
  • N’Guessan Alain Roland Yao
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Eric Balayssac
  • Eric Balayssac
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Therese Daubrey-Potey
  • Therese Daubrey-Potey
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Kanga Sita N'zoue
  • Kanga Sita N'zoue
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Abidjan, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Henri Maxime Die-Kacou
  • Henri Maxime Die-Kacou
  • Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, UFR Sciences Médicales Bouaké, Université Alassane Dramane Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2016
  •  Accepted: 24 August 2016
  •  Published: 08 September 2016

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