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

In vivo and in vitro evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of Amasonia campestris (Aubl.) Moldenke

Elizabeth Viana Moraes da Costa
  • Elizabeth Viana Moraes da Costa
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil.
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Glenda Quaresma Ramos
  • Glenda Quaresma Ramos
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil.
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Larissa Daniele Machado Góes
  • Larissa Daniele Machado Góes
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil.
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Cleydson Breno Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Cleydson Breno Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil.
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Valter Ferreira de Andrade Neto
  • Valter Ferreira de Andrade Neto
  • Laboratório de Biologia da Malaria e Toxoplasmose – LABMAT, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brasil.
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José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 16 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 August 2017
  •  Published: 29 August 2017

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