Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Reverse mentoring in physiology

Ahmed Badar

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Correlation of diastolic blood pressure with high sensitivity C Reactive Protein in middle aged coronary heart disease patients

Nadia Haleem, Musarat Zahra, Ayesha Naureen Awan, Sarwat Abbasi, Alruba Taimoor, Matiullah Khan

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Utility of atherogenic index of plasma as a cardiovascular risk factor in sub-clinical hypothyroid patients

Saqibah Rehman, Usman Munir, Qaiser Alam, Zujaja Hina Haroon, Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Anwar

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Prevalence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy among type 2 diabetics at a tertiary care centre

Muhammad Ishfaq, Sadiq Saleem, Imran Qadar, Aman Ullah, Saima Akbar, Sidra Humayun

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Plasma prolidase activity and its relation with number of cysts in polycystic ovary syndrome

Murk Fatima, Sofia Amjad, Mehreen Inam Illahi, Syed Tousif Ahmed, Humaira Ansari, Rehana Rehman

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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics —a cross-sectional study

Fatima Qayyum, Sarwar Malik, Malik Fayyaz Hussain, Sidra Qayyum Malik, Hina Rani Inayat, Fauzia Aitazaz

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Frequency and morphological patterns of CNS tumours in a tertiary care hospital of south Punjab

Abdul Rehman Qaisrani, Uzma Shaheen, Sadia Majeed, Naseem Jahan, Saba Shaheen, Farah Rehman Qaisrani

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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in detecting pericholecystic adhesions in cholelithiasis patients keeping per-operative findings as the gold standard

Rimsha Khan, Sarah Anwar, Sadia Mehmood

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Effects of chewing time of high protein meal on satiety and GLP-1 hormone

Ayesha Sardar, Inayat Shah, Omar Malik, Rashid Mahmood, Aamir Asmatullah, Owais Qaisar

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Effect of dapagliflozin and empagliflozin on body weight, lipid profile and blood pressure in type 2 diabetics

Mazhar Hussain, Habib ur Rehman, Abdul Qudoos Arain, Amanat Ali, Sameer Ahmed, Mehwish Tayyab

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Anti-oxidative protection of vitamin e against doxorubicin induced ovarian toxicity in animal model

Shah Hussain, Ulfat Sultana, Shahid Fareed, Asif Kamal, Erum Rehman, Aisha Sadaf

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Protective role of soybean oil on letrozole induced morphological changes in the trabecular diameter of long bone: A mouse model

Muhammad Haroon, Nabila Momin, Amber Saba, Sumaria Javed, Aisha Sadaf, Ulfat Sultana

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Unravelling the antecedent symptoms in early presentation of Guillain-Barré syndrome: A comprehensive exploration

Nayab Aslam, Shemaila Saleem

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Association of smoking with prostate cancer in old age pakistani males with TMPRSS2 gene polymorphism (rs12329760)

Saadia Sadiq, Sarwat Abbasi, Bushra Rehman, Sahar Ikram, Anwar Shahzad, Tehseen Ashraf Kohistani

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Efficacy of enhanced preoperative management for non-progression in Meibomian gland dysfunction after cataract surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Bushra Aaqil, Zainab Nazneen, Afsheen Siddiqui, Rifat Latif, Mahrukh Ali, Rameesha Habib, Hasan Sajid Kazmi

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Unlocking clues through dental records: a descriptive analysis of dentists’ role in forensic investigations

Uzma Zaheen, Haroon Anwar Khan

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Overcoming challenges of student engagement in online health professions education: an exploratory, qualitative study

Sana Khan, Sher Afghan Khan, Zainab Khattak, Brekhna Jamil, Sameer Ahmed, Fauzia Aitazaz

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REVIEW ARTICLE

Advancements in ophthalmic biosimilars: a paradigm shift in retinal disease management

Hussain Ahmad Khaqan, Raheela Naz, Hafiz Ateeq ur Rehman, Laraib Hassan Nabeel Akram, Hafiz Mubashir Farooqui, Ahmad Fauzan, Asad Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Iqbal Asif, Neeta Maheshwary, Arjumand Ahmed

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