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Research Article

Immunomodulatory activities of isolated compounds from the root-bark of Cussonia arborea

Abdulkabir Oladele OladimejiNatural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Industrial Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria; ;H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ibrahim Adebayo OladosuOrganic and Medicinal Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria;
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Almas JabeenDr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;
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Aisha FaheemDr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;
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Mohammed Ahmed MesaikDr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk (UT), Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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Muhammad Shaiq AliH. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan;
Pages 2240-2247 | Received 28 Jul 2016, Accepted 30 Oct 2017, Published online: 15 Nov 2017

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