Studies on the anti-diarrheal properties of seed extract of Monodora tenuifolia

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Ezenwali, M O ^a   Njoku, O U ^a   Okoli, C O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti diarrhea activity; Monodora tenuifolia; Seeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960054055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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