PJP-19-3

CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
An overview of integrated modular curriculum for undergraduate medical programmes in some important countries Tehseen Iqbal	1
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Serum C reactive protein as an inflammatory marker in gestational diabetes mellitus Tallat Naureen, Bushra Riaz, Aysha Mushtaq, Ehsan Shabbir, Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem, Lubna Gohar	3
Safety and efficacy of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for management of gastric varices Muhammad Kabir, Nauman, Shahid Fareed, Khalid Hameed, Mohsin Ali, Muhammad Arif	7
Stress hormone levels among children bereaved by terror attack Muhammad Irfan ul Akbar Yousufzai, Raheela Adil, Erum Afaq, Muhammad Sajid, Tehseen Iqbal, Maria Gill	11
Relationship of sleep quality with mental well-being and academic productivity Hamid Hassan, Muhammad Muzammil, Muhammad Talal Malik, Muhammad Ahmad Karim, Marwah Asif Lodhi, Umar Jamil	15
Frequency of sarcopenia in cirrhotic patients determined on abdominal computed tomography Rimsha Khan, Amna Khalid, Faryal Asmat, Muhammad Bilal, Kiran Fatima Farooq, Sarah Anwar	20
Correlation and prevalence of megaloblastic anaemia in type 2 diabetic patients using metformin Ghulam Farooq, Sidra Humayun, Muhammad Ishfaq, Javaid Hassan, Raveed Khan, Hina Gul	23
Correlation of stature with maximum head length of male adults of upper Punjab Fozia Bibi, Usman Shahid Butt, Zubaida Zain, Anwaar Ahmed, Uzma Zaheen, M. Asghar Khattak	27
Protective role of olive oil in the doxorubicin induced ovarian toxicity in female rats Shahid Fareed, Muhammad Kabir, Shah Hussain, Shahida Batool, Muhammad Farooq, Jehan Badshah	31
Hepatoprotective effect of zinc complex of betulinic acid on pyrazinamide induced hepatotoxicity in mice Alia Rehman, Adnan Jehangir, Fatima Mohammadi, Salma Salim, Rabia Iftikhar, Amber Rashid	36
Active role of potassium nitrate toothpaste for treating dentine hypersensitivity and maintaining their normal physiology Afsheen Mansoor, Emaan Mansoor, Aleeza Sana, Muhammad Mohsin Javaid, Muhammad Salman Asghar, Khadim Hussain	39
Comparative effects of high fat and caged chicken diet on body weight gain in albino rats Nafeesa Kiran, Huma Beenish, Tayba Saleha Hashmi, Muzna Mehmood, Kishwar Naheed, Erum Rashid Chaudhary	43
Perception of first-year medical students regarding self-directed learning and conventional lecturing in physiology through activity feedback Raisa Naz, Shazia Tauqeer, Kinza Sammar, Shabana Naz, Jaweria Ajmal, Sahar Farhat, Muhammad Ayub	46
Silver nano-particulate coating on implantable titanium devices: can we teach an old dog a new trick? —a systematic review Ayousha Iqbal, Zaineb Abbas, Shamima Abdullah, Sayyeda Tatheer Fatima, Fizza Batool, Tahira Saleem	51
Guidelines for Authors	56

Pakistan Journal of Physiology