Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanolic flower extract of Newbouldia laevis in mice and rats

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Tanko, Y ^a   Kamba, B ^a   Saleh, M I A ^a   Musa, K Y ^a   Mohammed, A ^a  

^a University   (Nigeria)

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