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

Euterpe oleracea Mart. (açai): an old known plant with a new perspective

Heitor Ribeiro da Silva
  • Heitor Ribeiro da Silva
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Inovação Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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Daniele da Cruz de Assis
  • Daniele da Cruz de Assis
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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Ariadna Lafourcade Prada
  • Ariadna Lafourcade Prada
  • Programa de Pós-graduação em Inovação Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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Hady Keita
  • Hady Keita
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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Jesus Rafael Rodríguez Amado
  • Jesus Rafael Rodríguez Amado
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • José Carlos Tavares Carvalho
  • Laboratório de Pesquisa em Fármacos, Curso de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 17 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2016
  •  Published: 15 December 2016

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