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Research Article

BIOACTIVITIES OF SOME SAVANNA PLANTS IN THE BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY

O. A. Adoum Chemistry Department, Bayero University, P.M.B., 3011, Kano, Nigeria
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N. T. Dabo Biological Sciences Department, Bayero University, P.M.B., 3011, Kano, Nigeria
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M. O. Fatope Chemistry Department, Bayero University, P.M.B., 3011, Kano, Nigeria
Pages 334-337 | Accepted 19 Jun 1997, Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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