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

Protective action of Taraxacum officinale on CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Dawood Ahmad
  • Dawood Ahmad
  • UIBB, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Gulfraz*
  • Muhammad Gulfraz*
  • UIBB, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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M. Sheeraz Ahmad
  • M. Sheeraz Ahmad
  • UIBB, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Habiba Nazir
  • Habiba Nazir
  • UIBB, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Hina Gul
  • Hina Gul
  • Department of Plant sciences Quaid -I- Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Saira Asif
  • Saira Asif
  • Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 23 May 2013
  •  Accepted: 05 July 2014
  •  Published: 15 August 2014

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