Margaritaria discoidea (Euphorbiaceae) stem bark extract attenuates allergy and Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in rodents.

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Published in Pharmacognosy Res on April 01, 2014

Authors

David D Obiri1, Newman Osafo1, Joshua Oppong-Sarfo1, Jude K Prah1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharm. Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.

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