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Research Article

Effects of an ethanol extract and the diterpene, xylopic acid, of Xylopia aethiopica fruits in murine models of musculoskeletal pain

Eric WoodeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Correspondence[email protected]
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Elvis Ofori AmeyawDepartment of Biomedical and Forensic Sciences, School of Biological Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana;
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Eric Boakye-GyasiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;
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Wonder Kofi Mensah AbotsiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;
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James Oppong KyekyekuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Reimmel AdosrakuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Robert Peter BineyDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;
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Pages 2978-2986 | Received 02 Nov 2015, Accepted 04 Jun 2016, Published online: 18 Jul 2016

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