Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Physiology of afferent and central parts of autonomic nervous system

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Reference values for haemoglobin level and red cell count for adult male population of Muzaffarabad

Jamil Ahmed Kayani, Hina Munir, Aftab Hussain Khan, Farooq Ahmed, Sana Waqas, Fozia Atif

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Physiological and socio-economic satisfaction level of patients for acrylic and cast alloy dentures

Afsheen Mansoor, Emaan Mansoor, Aleeza Sana, Muhammad Mohsin Javaid, Aleshba Saba Khan, Khadim Hussain

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Moxifloxacin induced qt interval prolongation: a risk to torsade de pointes in elderly patients

Muhammad Iftikhar Adil, Muhammad Sajid, Sher Afghan Khan, Amjad Ali, Qadeer Nawaz, Imtiaz Ali, Muhammad Naeem Shahid, Saad

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Workplace based challenges for postgraduate trainee doctors working in a public sector hospital

Sadia Zaheer, Waqas Khalid, Usman Shahid Butt, Sanober Rana, Anwar Khan

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Cytological and biochemical impact of arsenic exposure on the endocrine system and oestrous cycle of female rats

Urfa Zaryab Mir, Amaidah Mir, Maria Yasmeen, Faiza Ikram, Zahra Masood, Sana Umar

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Effect of high fat and caged chicken diet on ovarian histomorphology in female albino rats

Nafeesa Kiran, Ayesha Haque, Huma Beenish, Tayba Saleha Hashmi, Maria Shah

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Effects of walnut leaves extract on efficacy of dapagliflozin in type II diabetic mice

Adeel Abbas Raja, Akbar Waheed, Uzma Naeem, Jawaria Iftikhar, Ammarah Amjad, Maleeha Abbas

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Incidence of ocular trauma among the patients hospitalized in the Ophthalmology Department of Ayub Teaching Hospital

Umer Maqsood, Danish Zafar, Hassan Shahzad, Zulfiquar Ali

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Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its association with disease severity

Nauman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Bilal Rasheed, Muhammad Sohail Ajmal Ghoauri, Faizan Ali Khan, Fahmina Ashfaq, Aniqa Anser

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Retrospective study of medicolegal autopsies conducted at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College Sialkot

Areeba Qamar, Khadija Saeed Imran Ali, Afia Ghulam Hussain, Fatima Altaf, Usman Shahid Butt

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Aetiological factors of grade-III protein-calorie malnutrition among admitted children in a tertiary care hospital

Saima Gillani, Tahniat Shakeel, Darakhshanda Nawaz, Muhammad Ali Raza, Saad Hussain, Muhammad Sohail Khan

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Relapse vulnerability and psychological adjustment among drug addicts: role of integrated self as a predictor

Ghazala Fazaldad, Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Minhal Chaudhary

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Resilience as a protective factor for depression among infertile women of Faisalabad

Ammarah Saleem, Nazia Yaqoob

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Types of item writing flaws in multiple choice questions in medical education and their effect on passing rate of students

Sarmud Latif Awan, Shagufta Manzoor, Irum Gillani, Ziyad Afzal Kiyani, Humza Farooq, Sahar Khurshid

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Guidelines for Authors

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List of Reviewers for Volume 19 (2023)

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