Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Doctors’ training in a medical physiology laboratory

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effect of Duration of Exposure on Airways of Tannery Workers Depending Upon Histamine Inhalation Challenge

Zunairah Hamayun, Muniza Saeed, Muhammad Hamayun Ikram, Shaheena Naz, Tashfeen Ikram, Hamid Hassan

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Association of serum resistin with lipids in hypertensives and coronary artery disease patients

Sobia Niaz, Javaria Latif, Farhat Ijaz, Saima Mukhtar, Kanwal Ijaz, Nida, Rana Khurram Aftab

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Common risk factors of spontaneous preterm labour with intact foetal membranes

Uzma Zaman, Alruba Taimoor, Sadaf Anwar Qureshi, Inayat Shah, Aamir Nazir, Sadia Fatima

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Effect of bupivacaine against acetylcholine and bradykinin induced tracheal tissue contraction of guinea pigs in vitro

Fatima Qasim Malik, Bushra Tayyaba Khan, Mahjabeen Sharif

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Urinary electrolytes in non-obese, non-diabetic patients of essential hypertension in relation to age and sex

Zafar Hussain Tanveer, Sajida Zafar, Ali Abuzar Raza, Muhammad Naeem

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Compassion satisfaction, fatigue and burnout among nurses working in clinical departments at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Tanseer Ahmed, Amjad Ali, Abdur Rasheed, Subia Naz

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Spirometric reference values for children/adolescents of Karachi

Sara Sadiq, Nadeem Ahmed Rizvi, Syed Zaryab Ahmed, Moazzam Ali Shahid, Zainab Rabail, Arsalan Mehmood

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Evaluation of hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic effects after 2 weeks treatment of piroxicam sulfonated derivatives in albino rats

Ghazala Shaheen, Syed Hamid Habib, Syeda Huma Khizar, Safiullah, Muhammad Omar Malik, Naeem Khan, Shafique Ahmad Tariq

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Inter-relationship of serum testosterone and adiponectin levels, and anthropometric parameters of obesity in healthy young males of South Punjab

Hamid Hassan, Oneeb Sanaullah, Muhammad Usman Bashir, Tahira Javaid, Muhammad Imran, Maryam Shafaq

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Correlation of thigh circumference with anthropometric indices and cardiovascular disease risk factors

Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Farzana Gul Baloch, Ayaz Ali Samo, Nimra Masood Baig, Aisha Memon, Urooj Bhatti

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Age-related changes in bleached enamel through scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy

Afsheen Mansoor, Faisal Moeen, Mazhar Mehmood, Syed Mujtabaul Hassan, Muhammad Ubaidullah, Farrukh Said

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Plasma dopamine levels in polycystic ovary syndrome women

Sadia Javaid, Hafiz Usman Ahmed, Khalid Parvez Lone, Naila Ikram

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Chronic periodontitis, preeclampsia and serum interleukin-8: Is there a link?

Ayesha Sadiqa, Abdul Majeed Cheema

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Attitude of caregivers of schizophrenic patient

Saira Khan, Barira Munir

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Serum resistin levels as prognostic marker in pulmonary tuberculosis

Sumaira Iqbal, Tariq Mehmood Mughal, Asma Jabeen

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Association of anaemia with oxidized tea drinking in affluent Pakistani female university students

Jamshed Warsi, Benazir Faheem, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari, Mumtaz Ali Memon

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Physical activity and apnoea-hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnoea

Ambreen Qamar, Masood Anwar Qureshi, Shazia Nazar, Saifullah Baig, Wajiha Iffat, Muhammad Owais

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