Official organ of the Association of Physiologist and Pharmacologists of India


 

 

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

VOLUME    53    –    Number  1   –  January- March 2009

 
CONTENTS
 

Editorial -  Vindication is not the Business of Science

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Review Article -  Yogic Exercises and Health – A Psycho-Neuro Immunological Approach 

D. D. Kulkarni and T. K. Bera ... 3

 

Original Articles

Ulcer Healing Properties of Ethanolic Extract of Eugenia Jambolana Seed in Diabetic Rats : Study on Gastric Mucosal Defensive Factors

 

 Aditi Chaturvedi, G. Bhawani, P. K. Agarwal, Shalini Goel, A. Singh and R. K. Goel ...16


Immunomodulatory Activity of Acacia Catechu

    Syed Ismail and Mohammed Asad... 25

 

Homocysteine – Risk Factor for Ischemic Stroke ?

   A. P. S. Narang, Indu Verma, Satinder Kaur, Anisha Narang, S. Gupta and G. Avasthi... 34

 

 

Protective Effect of Curcumin Against Kainic Acid Induced Seizures and Oxidative Stress in Rats

 Yogendra K. Gupta, Seema Briyal and Monisha Sharma ...39

 

 
Comparison of Effects of Olanzapine and Risperidone on Body Mass Index and Blood Sugar Level in Schizophrenic Patients

  Shahu Ingole, N. R. Belorkar, Praveer Waradkar and Meena Shrivastava ... 47

 

High Fat Diet Induces Obesity in British Angora Rabbit : A Model For Experimental Obesity 

   S. Dhungel, R. Sinha, M. Sinha, B. H. Paudel, N. Bhattacharya and M. B. Mandal...55


Evaluation of Antitussive Activity of Formulations with Herbal Extracts in Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)Induced Cough Model in Mice

  Y. K. Gupta, Jatinder Katyal, Gajendra Kumar, Jogender Mehla, C. K. Katiyar,Naveen Sharma and Satpal Yadav  ...61

 

 

Immediate Effects of Two Relaxation Techniques on Healthy Volunteers  

  Sushilkumar S. Khemka, Nagendra H. Rama Rao and Raghuram Nagarathna ...67

 

 

Study of Plasma Level of Atorvastatin and its Effect on Lipid Profile 

  Heema R. Valera and Barna Ganguly ...73

 

Obesity Attenuates Formalin-Induced Tonic Pain in British Angora Rabbits

  R. Sinha, S. Dhungel, M. Sinha, B. H. Paudel, N. Bhattacharya and M. B. Mandal ...83

 

 

 

 Short Communications  

 

Changes in Hypothalamic and Body Temperatures during 24 Hours in Rats

  Mahesh Kumar Kaushik, Hruda Nanda Mallick and Velayudhan Mohan Kumar ...88

 


Acute Effects of Formalin on Pulmonary Functions in Gross Anatomy Laboratory

 Farah Khaliq and Praveen Tripathi...93

 

 

 

Effect of Yoga-Nidra on Blood Glucose Level in Diabetic Patients

 S. Amita, S. Prabhakar, I. Manoj, S. Harminder and T. Pavan...97

 

 

Letter to the Editor 

Comments on the Short Communication “Immediate Effects of Right and Left Nostril Breathing onVerbal and Spatial Scores” by Meesha Joshi and Shirley Telles in IJPP 2008; 52: 197–200.

 David S. Shannahoff-Khalsa ...102

 

Book Review  

 

Principles of Exercise Prescription by Milind V. Bhutkar on Sports Physiology

   Sanjay Kumar Sood ...105

 

 

 

News and Announcement-  APPICON -2009

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For more queries contact : Executive editor, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, N.Delhi - 29.