Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Volume 53 - Number 1 Jan - 2009

Editorial
Orignial Articles

Short Communications
Letter to Editor
Book Review
News and Announcement

Editorial


Vindication is not the Business of Science : .. 1

Original Articles

Yogic Exercises and Health – A Psycho-Neuro Immunological Approach : D. D. Kulkarni and T. K. Bera... 3

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 Editor

Book Review

News and Announcement

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