Pakistan Journal of Physiology

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Health impact of air pollution

Tehseen Iqbal

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Effect of aging and obesity related testosterone decline on serum adiponectin levels of healthy males

Hamid Hassan, Muniza Saeed, Saadat Ali Khan, Muhammad Ayhan Murtaza, Muhammad Salman Nadeem

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Comparative therapeutic potential of antibiotic loaded gold and silver nanoconjugates in cancer therapy

Dabeeran Zehra, Shumaila Usman, Kauser Ismail, Shamaila Khalid, Syed Saud Hasan, Sadia Arif

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Histopathological evaluation of effects of curcumin and aloe vera gel on cutaneous wound healing in albino Wistar rats

Maria Shah, Farkhunda Nadeem, Raima Kalhoro, Safiya Javed, Bushra Sajid, Kiran Irfan

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Relationship of serum insulin with serum testosterone levels in non-obese and obese diabetic males

Hamid Hassan, Saadat Ali Khan, Muhammad Ayhan Murtaza, Marwah Asif Lodhi, Mahad Wyne, Muaz Ahmad Khan, Umar Jamil

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Intraoperative and postoperative complication of cataract surgery in diabetes

Syed Ali Afsar Rizvi, Saliha Naz, Zeeshan Kamil, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Muhammad Kaunain Ghoghari, Fatima Tariq

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Thyroid dysfunction among type 2 diabetics and non-diabetics: a case control study

Suhail Marfani, Raisa Shaikh, Sama Ul Haque, Adeel Zafar, Naila Ikram, Zainab Farooq

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Novel heterozygous PSMB8 mutation in CANDLE syndrome: first report of associated low NK cell levels

Nida Shafi, Sobia Humerah, Lubna Siddique, Hina Sadaf, Maria Sarfraz, Sidra Muhammad, Syed Irfan Raza

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Correlation of upper and lower limb strength with body mass index and waist to hip ratio in young adults

Tehreem Baig, Hafiza Sana Ishfaq, Yasha Sajjad, Khansa Nasir, Zunaira Talib, Syeda Rida Batool

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Gender disparities in risk of metabolic syndrome among obese youth

Rashad Mahmood, Misbah Batool, Muhammad Shoaib, Najma Majeed, Ahmad Munir Qureshi, Tahira Nosheen

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Exploring betulinic acid: a promising therapy for asthma in male mice

Sher Afghan Khan, Qadeer Nawaz, Muhammad Tahir, Sameer Ahmed, Muhammad Junaid Khan, Saqib Zaman

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Expression of CD68 in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Noor Jehanzeb, Sara Ziaullah, Aysha Khitab, Irfan Ali, Mehreen Malik, Imad Ali

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Histopathological diagnosis of pleural biopsies received at a tertiary care centre

Anila Riyaz, Fouzia Jehangir, Sabana Malik, Sabahat Asghar, Maria Akhtar, Abid Ali Khawaj

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Early childhood caries and infant oral health: awareness and perspectives of dentists in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Sana Jalil Hasan, Amber Rashid, Dil Ruba, Zeeshan Siddique, Zerish Niaz, Zainab Riaz

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Ameliorative effects of vitamin E on carbamazepine induced hepatic toxicity in male Sprague Dawley rats

Asma Basharat Ali, Sabeela Noor, Nadia Younus, Sahrish Mukhtar, Shayan Zufishan, Alina Atif

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Prevalence of computer vision syndrome among bank employees

Hamza Munir, Amanullah, Natasha Junaid, Muhammad Imtiaz Afridi, Kashif Ali, Shakir Ullah Khan

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Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative assessment of perianal fistulae and abscesses

Fakiha Zabit, Sadaf Fasih, Asad Bilal Arif, Omair Ahmed Zahoor, Rimsha Khan, Aamna Naeem

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Guidelines for Authors

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