Pakistan Physiological Society

Pakistan Journal of Physiology

Pak J Physiol 2019;15(1)

Recognised by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
Recognised by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)
p-ISSN 1819-270X, e-ISSN 2073-1183, IP/0034
Volume 15, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 2019)

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Basic Medical Sciences: the backbone of a medical college

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Effects of interleukin 1 inhibitor on inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha levels in diabetic albino Wistar rat model

Roomi Memon, Navaid Kazi, Arsalan Uquili, Hinna Memon, Aijaz Ali Memon

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Comparison of salivary alpha-amylase levels in schizophrenics and normal individuals

Haseeb Ahmed Khan, Qudsia Umaira Khan, Syeda Abeer Fatima, Mehwish Qamar, Ahmed Usman Ibrahim, Sibgha Zulfiqar

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Efficacy of streptokinase in diabetic patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

Muhammad Adeel Alam, Yasir Hayat, Shakeel Ahmad Jadoon, Bibi Munazza, Aamir Nazir, Wajid Ali

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Effect of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on the anterior chamber depth

Sumera Nisar, Durraiz Rehman, Areeb Rehman

13

Yield of blood cultures in children presenting with febrile illness in a tertiary care hospital

Bibi Aalia, Saima Gillani, Syed Sajid Hussain Shah, Nuzhat Raza, Attia Iqbal, Sayeda Urooj Yadain

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Evaluation of cisplatin induced genotoxicity in male Sprague Dawley rats

Sajid Ali, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Abdullah Qamar, Sumayya Bashir

21

Clopidogrel resistance and its relation with age and gender

Usman Nawaz, Mudassar Noor, Imran Fazal, Akbar Waheed, Saleem Ahmed Khan

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Iron status in patients on haemodialysis in relation to blood transfusions and gender

Muhammad Bilal Ghafoor, Ali Gul Tunio, Mazhar Hussain, Maryam Zahid, Ghulam Serwar

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Hepatoprotective and antioxidative effects of Allium sativum var Lehsun gulabi on acetaminophen induced acute hepatitis in male albino rats

Sauda Usmani, Hamid Javaid Qureshi, Aysha Zaheer

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Effect of recreational sports on handgrip strength and anthropometry in adolescent basketball and volleyball players

Husnain Ahmad Khan, Khadijah Junaid, Irha Jamshed, Mohammad Azeem Khaliq, Huma Saeed Khan, Madiha Ahmad, Shahid Hasan

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Ankle brachial index (palpatory method) in female migraineurs

Aysha Zaheer, Tanvir Ali Khan Shirwany, Sauda Usmani

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Outcome of topical 10% zinc sulphate solution in the treatment of melasma

Sana Younas, Sadaf Fasih, Atiya Arshad, Mohammad Nadeem, Tariq Rashid, Asad Bilal Arif

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Effect of occupational stress on burnout and alexithymia among mental health professionals

Saira Akhtar, Mussarat Jabeen Khan

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Depression, anxiety, and stress in relation to life satisfaction and academic performance of adolescents

Saadia Aziz, Naeem Tariq

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Guidelines for Authors

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