African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Cytotoxicity study on Maerua pseudopetalosa (Glig and Bened.) De Wolf tuber fractions

Manal A. Ibrahim*
  • Manal A. Ibrahim*
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan.
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El Bushra E. El Nur
  • El Bushra E. El Nur
  • Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 12 October 2015
  •  Published: 30 December 2015

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