EVALUATION OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICALLY SUSPECTED TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY

Pleural effusion is one of the commonest presentations of tuberculosis, the clinical manifestations being typically abrupt resembling bacterial pneumonia. Since delayed hypersensitivity is the underlying immune respons...

Isolation and Culture of Leydig Cells from Adult Rats

Evidence for oxidative stress in osteoarthritis

Evidence of increased oxidative stress in patients of osteoarthritis in comparison with healthy control subjects was investigated by measuring the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), vitamin C, reduced gluta...

IMPAIRED HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS FUNCTION IN MEN WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

In view of association of diabetes mellitus and male infertility, present study was designed to investigate the functional status of hypothalamic pituitary gonadal (HPG) axis in diabetic men. Thirty-five diabetic men (BM...

STUDY OF LIPID PEROXIDE AND LIPID PROFILE IN DIABETES MELLITUS

The study was designed to find out the correlation between lipid peroxidation,lipoprotein levels to severity and complication of diabetes mellitus. Degree of lipid peroxidation was measured in terms of malondialdehyde...