Pakistan Physiological Society

Pakistan Journal of Physiology

Pak J Physiol 2024;20(1)

Recognised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan
Recognised by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC)
p-ISSN 1819-270X, e-ISSN 2073-1183, IP/0034
Volume 20, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 2024)

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Limitations of human sensory systems

Tehseen Iqbal

1

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Effect of white sugar, brown sugar and jaggery powder syrup on biochemical and histopathological markers of Sprague-Dawley rats

Hifza Noor Lodhi, Sana Rasheed Chaudhry, Shagufta Nasreen, Amer Hassan Siddique, Rana Muhammad Yousaf, Sadia Chiragh

3

Anti-Müllerian hormone: a better bio marker for assessment of anovulation in polycystic ovarian syndrome compared to conventional biomarkers

Arfa Goheer, Rabia Saeed, Iqra Sajid, Hafiza Asma Hafiz, Sara Khan, Ammar Bin Saad

8

Comparison of intravenous diazepam and intravenous midazolam for treatment of recurrent febrile seizures

Waseem Pasha, Awais Amjad, Imran Ahmed, Usman Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Sajid, Muhammad Usman Ali, Seemi Habib

12

Integrin beta2 gene variant causing leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 in a Pakistani family

Rabea Nasir, Sheeba Shabbir, Lubna Siddique, Shahida Awais, Zara Khalid, Ambreen Zahoor, Zahid Azeem, Farzana Majeed

15

Prevalence of dyslipidaemia among patients of polycystic ovarian syndrome: a cross sectional analytical study

Saleha Zafar, Tabinda Yasmin, Rabia Saeed, Javaria Aslam, Tanzila Rafiq, Ammar Bin Saad

19

Potential restoration of fatty liver enzymes with Stevia Rebaudiana

Sadia Mubarak, Amna Faruqi, Saima Latif Qureshi, Tooba Zafar, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Asma Irfan

22

Effects of L-carnitine therapy on fat and glucose metabolism among meldonium induced carnitine depletion in albino Wistar rats

Sumayya Qazi, Mumtaz Ali Qureshi, Abroo Fatima Qazi, Amin Fahim, Ghulam Shah Nizamani, Bakhtawar Qureshi

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Outcome of early initiation of post-surgery feeding after colostomy reversal in children

Muhammad Siddique, Tariq Iqbal, Fawad Mueen Arbi, Fayaz Ahmad, Tabinda Yasmin, Ammar Bin Saad

30

Frequency of type-II respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jalal Dildar, Hamza Munir, Amanullah, Asim Khan, Fauzia Aitazaz, Mohsin Ali

33

Protective effects of silymarin and cholcalciferol on isoniazid induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Rabia Iftikhar Malik, Akbar Waheed, Salma Salim, Fatima Muhammadi, Nimra Ijaz, Uzma Naeem

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Effect of item writing flaws in multiple choice questions on students’ achievement groups and reliabilities of tests in AJK Medical College

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

41

Mental health and resilience among Pakistani women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome

Wardah Ishfaq, Rabia Mushtaq

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Role of self-talk in predicting death anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and coping strategies in the face of COVID-19 among university students

Iqra Safdar, Ifat Gulab, Nighat Gul

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Association of serum uric acid with diabetes mellitus type-2: a narrative review

Fatima Zehra

52

Guidelines for Authors

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