Antimycobacterial and cytotoxic activity of selected medicinal plant extracts.

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Published in J Ethnopharmacol on February 11, 2016

Authors

Joseph M Nguta1, Regina Appiah-Opong2, Alexander K Nyarko2, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu3, Phyllis G A Addo4, Isaac Otchere3, Abena Kissi-Twum2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana; Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
2: Department of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana.
3: Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana.
4: Department of Animal Experimentation, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana.

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