Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
Volume 59 - Number 1 Jan - 2015

Editorial
Orignial Articles

Medical Education
Short Communications
Letter to Editor


Editorial

Translating Physiology for wider applications : K.K. Deepak ...1

Original Articles

Intra-class Correlation among Heart Rate Variability analysis softwares across different physiological postures : R. Rajalakshmi, Bridgitte Akila and Elizabeth Tharion ...2

Heart rate variability changes during stroop color and word test among genders : Priyanka Satish, Krishnan Muralikrishnan, Kabali Balasubramanian and Shanmugapriya ...9

Evaluation of arterial stiffness in elderly with prehypertension : Patil Satish Gurunathrao, Aithala Manjunatha and Das Kusal Kanti ...16

Reflex hypertensive response induced by capsaicin involves endothelin-dependent mechanisms : Aparna Akella and Shripad B. Deshpande ...23

Cardiac hemodynamic profile and its correlates by Impedance plethysmography in normal individuals of Central India : Bharati Mahindrakar, Jyoti Jain, Ramji Singh, Ruchi Kothari and Virendra Vyas ...30

Salt taste threshold and its relation to blood pressure in normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents amongst indian adolescents : Dr. Lalita Harish Nikam ...34

Effect of controlled deep breathing on psychomotor and higher mental functions in normal individuals : Sunaina Soni, Lata N. Joshi and Anjum Datta ...41

Adherence To JNC-VII and WHO-ISH guidelines of antihypertensive medications prescribed to hypertensive patients with comorbid conditions : Nitin Kothari and Barna Ganguly ...48

Different anthropometric adiposity measures and their association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in middle aged women : Pallavi S. Kanthe, Shrilaxmi Bagali, Gouhar Banu Shaikh, Sumangala M. Patil, Bheemshetty S. Patil and Manjunatha R. Aithala ...57

Association of ABO blood group and breast cancer in Jodhpur : Shikha Saxena, Vinod Kumar Chawla, Kamal Kant Gupta and Kusum Lata Gaur ...63

Holy basil (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) leaf extract enhances specific cognitive parameters in healthy adult volunteers: A placebo controlled study : Suneetha Sampath, S.C. Mahapatra, M.M. Padhi, Ratna Sharma and Anjana Talwar ...69

Effect of peanut powder (Arachis hypogeae L., 1753) on zootechnic parameters and sex inversion in catfish Clarias gariepinus : Dougnon T. Jacques, Montchowui Elie and Gbeassor Messanvi ...78

Antioxidant effect of aqueous extract of sumac (Rhus coriaria L.) in the alloxan-induced diabetic rats : Zahra Salimi, Azade Eskandary, Reza Headari, Vahid Nejati, Mojtaba Moradiand Zahra Kalhori ...87

Role of Vitamin-D in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease : Anil Kumar Gangwar, Anita Rawat, Sunita Tiwari, S. C. Tiwari, Jagdish Narayan and Sanchit Tiwari ...94

Bone density benefits with periodic fluid redistribution during diminished muscular activity in humans : Yuri F. Federenko, Kyrill P. Charapakhin, Yuri N. Yaroshenko and Sergei K. Denogratov ...100

Medical Education

Faculty perceptions of the strengths, weaknesses and future prospects of the current medical undergraduate experimental physiology curriculum in Gujarat, India : Swapnil Paralikar and Chinmay Shah ...109

Short Communications

Test-retest reliability of a portable gas analysis system under free living conditions : Sundar Kumar Veluswamy, Vasudeva Guddattu and Arun G. Maiya ...117

Letter To Editor

Silence in a Spiritual Master increases vagal tone during two meditative states : A single case study : Sachin Kumar Sharma, Shirley Telles, Gopalkrishna Prabhu, Ankur Kumar and Pravin Kumar ...121