Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

A critical review of University of Health Sciences integrated modular curriculum for MBBS

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Antioxidant effect of ghrelin on nicotine-induced renal tissue damage in mice

Aqsa Jabeen, Sadia Ahsin, Nasar Abbas, Hira Kiyani

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Association of dietary intake with socio-demographic characteristics among nurses at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Fahim Raza, Subia Naz, Khalid Hussain, Amjad Ali, Tanseer Ahmed

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Effect of Cuscuta reflexa extract on gastrointestinal motility

Sohail Iqbal, Mohsin Ali, Ulfat Sultana, Saddiqa Gul, Irfan Malook, Amjad Ali

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Vitamin D screening before fertility treatment plans: pilot study in PCOS and non-PCOS infertile women

Arfa Azhar, Mahnoor Javaid, Mussarat Ashraf, Mohammad Bin Nasir, Rehana Rehman

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Hepatoprotective effect of sea buckthorn berry seed oil in cyclophosphamide-induced hepatic toxicity in BALB/c mice

Gule Naghma Saeed, Sadia Ahsin, Madiha Sarwar

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Efficacy of oral azithromycin and oral doxycycline in patients with acne vulgaris

Farah Iqbal, Muhammad Adeel Alam, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Qasim, Momina Ansar, Syed Hassan Mustafa

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Job-related depression among ICU and non-ICU healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital

Ahmad Ali, Hamza Munir, Yousaf Ali, Hamid Ali, Shakirullah, Abdul Rehman Israr

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Frequency of Hepatitis C seroconversion in chronic kidney disease patients on haemodialysis

Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi, Syed Affan Ali, Sumera Kazmi, Javed Iqbal Khan, Mir Jalal-ud-Din, Isma Waheed

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Myocardial infarction among hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia: a retrospective observational study

Nadia Sultan, Muhammad Shah Miran, Fahad Mushtaq, Zainab Zahra, Shahan Haseeb, Shazia Sultan

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Sequelae of complete heart block patients coming to Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology in association with presenting complaints

Faizania Shabbir, Irum Rehman, Maria Gill, Sabahat Fatima, Tanvir Ahmed Raja

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Guidelines for Authors

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