Assessment of anatomical characteristics of the medicinal plant African cherry (Prunus africana) for its accurate taxonomic identification |
Komakech, Richard
(Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), Ministry of Health)
Yang, Sungyu (Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) Song, Jun Ho (Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) Choi, Goya (Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) Kim, Yong-Goo (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) Okello, Denis (Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)) Omujal, Francis (Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), Ministry of Health) Kyeyune, Grace Nambatya (Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), Ministry of Health) Matsabisa, Motlalepula Gilbert (IKS Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State) Kang, Youngmin (Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), Ministry of Health) |
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