Effects of water deprivation on behavioral Changes in BALB/c mice in hot humid climate of north east India

Effects of water deprivation on behavioral Changes in BALB/c mice in hot humid climate of north east India

January 27, 2012

Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Anurag Pandey, Sanjeev Karmakar, Lokendra SinghDivision of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Post Bag No. 2, Tezpur – 784 001, Assam, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92328 ABSTRACT Aim: Abnormalities in water balance are manifested as hyponatremia and hypernatremia and the present investigation shows…

Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay methods for detection of RHD gene in amniotic fluid

Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay methods for detection of RHD gene in amniotic fluid

January 27, 2012

Tuba Gunel1, Ibrahim Kalelioglu2, Yusuf Surmeli1, Basak Turken1, Hayri Ermis2, Kiliç Aydinli31Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, 34134, Turkey2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey3Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92327 ABSTRACT Hemolytic disease…

Anti-cobra venom activity of plant Andrographis paniculata and its comparison with polyvalent anti-snake venom

Anti-cobra venom activity of plant Andrographis paniculata and its comparison with polyvalent anti-snake venom

January 27, 2012

S John Premendran1, Kartik J Salwe2, Swanand Pathak3, Ranjana Brahmane4, K Manimekalai21 Department of Pharmacology, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India2 Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry, India3 Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Neharu Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), India4 Department of Pharmacology, MGIMS, Sewagram,…

Glioma Indian scenario: Is there a human leucocyte antigen association?

Glioma Indian scenario: Is there a human leucocyte antigen association?

January 27, 2012

U Shankarkumar1, B Sridharan21Human Leukocyte Antigen and Transplantation Department, Department of Medicine National Institute of Immunohaematology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India2Madurai Medical College Madurai-Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92323 ABSTRACT Background: The central nervous system tumors are a rare neoplasm with little knowledge with…

(pro)renin receptor: A stable molecule

(pro)renin receptor: A stable molecule

January 27, 2012

Viroj WiwanitkitWiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.92321 ABSTRACT Background: Basically, (pro)renin acts via a specifi c receptor, (pro)renin receptor (PRR) binding between renin and prorenin, its inactive proenzyme form. The study on the molecular level of PRR can give useful knowledge to…

Spectrum of Guillain-Barré syndrome in tertiary care hospital at Kolkata

Spectrum of Guillain-Barré syndrome in tertiary care hospital at Kolkata

January 27, 2012

Ujjal Kr Sarkar1, Lalita Menon1, Debabrata Sarbapalli1, Ranabir Pal2, Forhad Akhtar Zaman2, Sumit Kar2, Jyoti Singh3, Mohan Mondal4, Soma Mukherjee51Department of Anesthesiology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.2Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and Central…

Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of antinociceptive activity of ethanolic extract of Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) bark

Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of antinociceptive activity of ethanolic extract of Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) bark

June 25, 2011

Mohammad Asif, Arun KumarDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, GRD (PG) IMT Rajpur, Dehradun – 248 901, Uttarakhand, IndiaDOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.82315 ABSTRACT The antinociceptive activity of ethanolic extract of the plant bark of Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) was investigated using tail flick method on…

The effect of nitric oxide inhibitors and Snitroso-Nacetylpenicillamine on glucose concentration in an animal model

The effect of nitric oxide inhibitors and Snitroso-Nacetylpenicillamine on glucose concentration in an animal model

June 25, 2011

Sophia Bryan1, Ruby Alexander-Lindo1, Tara Dasgupta2, Donovan McGrowder31Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston…

A scientometric analysis of Indian research output in medicine during 1999-2008

A scientometric analysis of Indian research output in medicine during 1999-2008

June 25, 2011

BM Gupta1, Adarsh Bala21National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi – 110 012, India.2Government Medical College and Hospital, Central Library, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.82313 ABSTRACT Objective: This study analyzes the research activities of India in medicine during 1999-2008,…

Obesity in Kolkata children: Magnitude in relationship to hypertension

Obesity in Kolkata children: Magnitude in relationship to hypertension

June 25, 2011

Partha Chakraborty1, Subrata Dey2, Ranabir Pal3, Sumit Kar3, Forhad Akhtar Zaman3, Shrayan Pal41Aditya Hospital, Kolkata, India.2Department of Pediatrics, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India.3Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and Central Referral Hospital, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737…