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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
VOLUME 37, 2005
NUMBER 1
Environmental Biotechnology
SHAKOORI, A.R., ZILL-I-HUMA, DAR, N.
AND ALI, S.S. Lead resistant yeast from
industrial waste water capable of
decontaminating it of heavy metals ................1
Pest and Pest Control
KHAN, R.A. AND HAMED, M. Toxicity of
different groups of insecticides against
first, second and third instar larvae of
cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
(Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ..................13
RUSTAMANI, M.A., KAKAR, A.W.,
KHOOHARO, A.A., DARS, F.,
ANSARI, S.A. AND BALOCH, H.B.
Grain losses caused by house rat Rattus
rattus L. and its control ...............................33
MANSOOR-UL-HASSAN, AKBAR, S.
AND BASHIR, F. False spider mites
(Acarina: Tenuipalpidae) on Rosa indica
in Punjab, Pakistan.......................................39
AHMAD, N., WAGAN, M.A., FATIMA, B.
AND KHAN, G.Z. Significance and cost
benefit of using pheromones in
conjunction with parasitoids for the
management of cotton bollworms ................43
Viruses
HAIDER, M.S., LIU, S., AHMED, W.,
EVANS, A.A.F. AND MARKHAM,
P.G. Detection and relationship among
begomoviruses from five different host
plants, based on ELISA and western blot
analysis .......................................................69
Marine Fauna and Biodiversity
BARKATI, S. AND RAHMAN, S. Species
composition and faunal diversity at three
sites of Sindh mangroves..............................17
Fisheries
NAREJO, N.T., SALAM, M.A., SABUR,
M.A. AND RAHMATULLAH, S.M.
Effect of stocking density on growth and
survival of indigenous catfish,
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) reared in
cemented cistern fed on formulated feed .....49
PARVEEN, R., AHMED, G.U. AND ALI,
M.L. Seasonal variation of diseases of
some small indigenous fishes from
Oxbow Lake fisheries of Bangladesh ..........53
QAYYUM, A., AYUB, M. AND TABINDA,
A.B. Effect of aeration on water quality,
fish growth and survival in aquaculture
ponds...........................................................75
Toxicology
KALSOOM, O., JALALI, S. AND SHAMI,
S.A. Effect of endosulfan on
histomorphology of fresh water cyprinid
Fish, Cyprinion watsoni ..............................61
NUMBER 2
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-
NASIR, E., FAYYAZ-UD-DIN,
SHAKOORI, A.R. AND NASIR-UD-
DIN. Recognition of protease binding
site in bovine pancreatic RNase B: role
of Thr45 modification by O-GlcNAc,
phosphate and their interplay ......................81
MEMON, I.K., ISHAQ, M., SIDDIQUI, S.,
KHAN, I.A., NAWAZ, H. AND KHAN,
K.M. Expression of adenylyl cyclase
isoforms in articular chondrocytes of rat ....145
Pests and Pest Control
CHEEMA, G.M., HUSSAIN, M., SALEEM,
M.A. AND NASREEN, A. Response of
cotton NIAB-Krishma to square loss at
different growth stages.................................87
VOLUME 37, 2005
SHAFIQUE, M. AND AHMAD, M.
Chickpea grains resistance to pulse
beetle, Callosobruchus analis (F.)
(Coleoptera: Bruchidae) ............................123
HUSSAIN, I. AND AFZAL, M.
Insectivorous birds and their significance
in a cotton-wheat based agro-ecosystem
of Punjab, Pakistan ...................................133
Fish and Shrimp Culturing
MAHMOOD, S.U., ALI, M.S. AND
HOSSAIN, M.L. Growth of black tiger
shrimp, Penaeus monodon, on fishmeal
based formulated diet in a southeastern
coastal shrimp farm of Bangladesh...............95
NAZIR, A., AKHTAR, N., ZAFAR, M.,
AFZAL, M. AND RAB, A. Performance
and feeding response of Tor putitora to
formulated diet in relation to temperature
under captive conditions (S.C.)...................153
Fish Toxicology
OTI, E.E. AND AVOAJA, D.A.
Haematological assessment of
freshwater catfishes, Clarias gariepinus
(Burch) and “Heteroclarias” (Hybrid)
exposed to sublethal concentrations of
zinc............................................................101
OTI, E.E. Selenium toxicity in the early life
stages of African Catfish, Clarias
gariepinus (Burchell) ................................127
Parasitology
GHAZI, R.R., KHAN, A. AND NOORUN-
NISA. Two new species of helminth
parasites from frog (Rana tigrina
Daudin) .....................................................107
KHAN, A., BILQEES, F.M. AND MUTI-
UR-REHMAN. Lueheia karachiensis,
new species (Acanthocephala:
Plagiorhynchidae) from a bird in
Karachi, Pakistan .......................................113
Taxonomy
AMIR, R., KAMALUDDIN, S. AND
KHAN, M.A.J. A new species of the
genus Compsobuthus Vachon
(Arachnida: Scorpionida: Buthidae) from
Pakistan ....................................................117
KHALID, M. A new species of fruit flies of
genus Bactrocera (Dacinae: Tephritidae:
Diptera) from Pakistan (S.C.) .....................161
Microbiology
TANVIR, F., TANVIR, S., MIRZA, M.A.
AND AZIZULLAH. Altered sensitivity
of Staphylococcus aureus to
streptomycin after continuous exposure
to a homeopathic drug Echinacea (S.C.) ....156
MRIDHA, M.A.R., NAREJO, N.T., UDDIN,
M.S., KABIR, M.S., KARIM, M. AND
CHOWDHURY, M.B.R. Resistance of
Aeromonas spp. in the fish, Catla catla,
against some antibacterial agents (S.C.)......158
Wildlife
MIRZA, Z.B. AND RASOOL, G. The first
report of the post-cranial skeletal
measurements of woolly fly squirrel,
Eupetaurus cinerius, with observations
on its behaviour (S.C.) ...............................162
NUMBER 3
Molecular Biology / Virology
ABBAS, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R. The
cloning of PreS gene from Pakistanian
isolates of hepatitis B virus into a high
expression vector pKK-223-3 ................... 165
Microbiology
QAZI, J.I. AND TAHIR, R. Occurrence of
Amphibacillus and Bacillus endospores
in the atmospheric suspended particulate
matter of Lahore city................................. 187
SHAKOORI, F.R., SHAHZAD, M.,
BUKHARI, D.A. AND SHAKOORI,
A.R. Silver resistant yeast strains
isolated from industrial waste water and
VOLUME 37, 2005
their ability to uptake silver from the
medium .................................................... 221
Pest and Pest Control
MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.
Spiders of the genus Clubiona (Araneae:
Clubionidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ......... 169
SYED, F., KHAN, M.S., KHAN, M.H. AND
BADSHAH, H. Efficacy of different
insecticides against aphid Myzus
persicae L. on tobacco crop ...................... 193
MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.
Spiders of the genus Cyclosa (Araneae:
Araneidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ............ 199
Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology
AWAN, G.A., AHMAD, T. AND FESTA-
BIANCHET, M. Disease spectrum and
mortality of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei
punjabiensis) in Kalabagh Game
Reserve .................................................... 175
RAHMAN, M.M., NAREJO, N.T., AHMED,
G.U., BASHAR, M.R. AND
RAHMATULLAH, S.M. Effect of
temperature on food, growth and
survival rate of freshwater mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) during
aestivation period ..................................... 181
SIDDIQUE, J., KHAN, A.A., HUSSAIN, I.
AND AKHTER, S. Growth and
reproduction of earthworm (Eisenia
fetida) in different organic media ............. 211
ISMAIL, N.S., MOUGHRABI, S. AND
ABU-HILAL, A. Recovery of
macrobenthic invertebrates near
abandoned sewer outlets in the Gulf of
Aqaba, Red Sea, Jordan ........................... 237
Parasitology
AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,
ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A.
Diversity and prevalence of trematodes
in livers of sheep and goat in Quetta,
Pakistan ................................................... 205
SAEED, S.A., WAQAR, M.A. AND
MANZOOR, I. Malaria and resistance to
anti-malarial drugs (A review) ................. 215
IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R. Location
and migration of Proteocephalus
filicollis (Rudolphi) in the intestine of
Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (S.C.) ............... 243
IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R.
Histopathology of the intestine of
Gasterosteus aculeatus L, associated
with infection by a cestode,
Proteocephalus filicollis (Rudolphi)
(S.C.) ....................................................... 245
Entomology
SOOMRO, S. AND WAGAN, M.S. Notes on
subfamily Calliptaminae (Acrididae:
Acridoidea: Orthoptera) of Pakistan,
with the description of one new species .... 229
Announcement .................................................248
NUMBER 4
Microbiology
KHURSHED, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R.
Characterization of locally isolated
strains of Bacillus and their evaluation as
potential biocides against house fly,
Musca domestica .......................................249
Parastiology
BILQEES, F.M. AND KHAN, A. Two new
helminth parasites from Pakistan, with
redescription of the acanthocephalan
Centrorhynchus fasciatum (Westrumb,
1821) .........................................................257
GILL, N. AND KHAN, M.M. Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate in rats (Rattus
norvegicus) naturally infected with
endoparasites (S.C.) ...................................323
Fisheries / Fish Pathology / Wildlife
NAREJO, N.T., LAGHARI, S.M. AND
JAFRI, S.I.H. Food and feeding habit of
palla, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton) from
Ring Dam (Up-Stream) River Indus ...........265
VOLUME 37, 2005
IQBAL, F., QURESHI, I.Z. AND ALI, M.
Histopathological changes in the liver of
a farmed cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio,
following exposure to nitrate......................297
PANDRANI, A., HASNAIN, S.A., GHALIB,
S.A. AND AHMAD, E. Observations on
the waterbirds of Jiwani Wetland
Complex, Makran Coast (Balochistan) .......301
Pest Control
PERVEZ, A., AHMED, S.M., KHAN, A.A.
AND LATHIYA, S.B. Comparative
field efficacy of some additive
formulated baits against rodent pests of
wheat crop in Sindh, Pakistan ....................269
AHMAD, M. AND ASLAM, M. Resistance
of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae
(Linnaeus) to endosulfan, organophos-
phates and synthetic pyrethroids.................293
Entomology
SATTAR, M., SARWAR, M. AND
HUSSAIN, M. Impact of pH, nitrogen
and protein contents in some cucurbits
on the population build-up of whitefly,
Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:
Aleyrodidae)..............................................275
Reproductive Technology
HUSSAIN, R., NEMATULLAH, AKHTER,
S. Effect of season on average number of
culturable oocytes recovered from cattle
and buffalo ovaries ....................................281
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
ABBAS, N., RASOOL, M. AND AFROZE,
T. PCR based diagnosis of hepatitis B
virus ..........................................................285
AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-
NASIR, E., QAZI, W.M., SHAKOORI,
A.R. AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Prediction
of Tyr residues involved in autophos-
phorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias .....289
Biochemistry
MEHBOOBALI, N. AND IQBAL, M.P. A
simple and rapid micromethod for
determination of plasma levels of
ascorbic acid in Pakistani normal adults .....307
Toxicology
ALAM, J.M., FARIDI, N., SULTANA, I.,
MAHMOOD, S.R. AND QASIM, R.
Nephrotoxicity induced in experimental
animals by single dose of a shellfish
cytotoxin PvHTxllE....................................313
Announcement .................................................326
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(Pakistan J. Zool.)
Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 1
C O N T E N T S
Environmental biotechnology
SHAKOORI, A.R., ZILL-I-HUMA, DAR, N.
AND ALI, S.S. Lead resistant yeast from
industrial waste water capable of
decontaminating it of heavy metals ................1
Pest and pest control
KHAN, R.A. AND HAMED, M. Toxicity of
different groups of insecticides against
first, second and third instar larvae of
cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
(Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) ..................13
RUSTAMANI, M.A., KAKAR, A.W.,
KHOOHARO, A.A., DARS, F.,
ANSARI, S.A. AND BALOCH, H.B.
Grain losses caused by house rat Rattus
rattus L. and its control ...............................33
MANSOOR-UL-HASSAN, AKBAR, S.
AND BASHIR, F. False spider mites
(Acarina: Tenuipalpidae) on Rosa indica
in Punjab, Pakistan.......................................39
AHMAD, N., WAGAN, M.A., FATIMA, B.
AND KHAN, G.Z. Significance and cost
benefit of using pheromones in
conjunction with parasitoids for the
management of cotton bollworms ................43
Viruses
HAIDER, M.S., LIU, S., AHMED, W.,
EVANS, A.A.F. AND MARKHAM,
P.G. Detection and relationship among
begomoviruses from five different host
plants, based on ELISA and western blot
analysis .......................................................69
Marine fauna and biodiversity
BARKATI, S. AND RAHMAN, S. Species
composition and faunal diversity at three
sites of Sindh mangroves .............................17
Fisheries
NAREJO, N.T., SALAM, M.A., SABUR,
M.A. AND RAHMATULLAH, S.M.
Effect of stocking density on growth and
survival of indigenous catfish,
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) reared in
cemented cistern fed on formulated feed .....49
PARVEEN, R., AHMED, G.U. AND ALI,
M.L. Seasonal variation of diseases of
some small indigenous fishes from
Oxbow Lake fisheries of Bangladesh ..........53
QAYYUM, A., AYUB, M. AND TABINDA,
A.B. Effect of aeration on water quality,
fish growth and survival in aquaculture
ponds...........................................................75
Toxicology
KALSOOM, O., JALALI, S. AND SHAMI,
S.A. Effect of endosulfan on
histomorphology of fresh water cyprinid
Fish, Cyprinion watsoni ..............................61
[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical
Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,
London, and Service Central De Documentation De
L'ORSTOM, Paris].
Website: www.zspk.com
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(Pakistan J. Zool.)
Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 2
C O N T E N T S
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-NASIR,
E., FAYYAZ-UD-DIN, SHAKOORI, A.R.
AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Recognition of
protease binding site in bovine pancreatic
RNase B: role of Thr45 modification by O-
GlcNAc, phosphate and their interplay ................81
MEMON, I.K., ISHAQ, M., SIDDIQUI, S.,
KHAN, I.A., NAWAZ, H. AND KHAN,
K.M. Expression of adenylyl cyclase
isoforms in articular chondrocytes of rat ............145
Pests and Pest Control
CHEEMA, G.M., HUSSAIN, M., SALEEM,
M.A. AND NASREEN, A. Response of
cotton NIAB-Krishma to square loss at
different growth stages..........................................87
SHAFIQUE, M. AND AHMAD, M. Chickpea
grains resistance to pulse beetle,
Callosobruchus analis (F.) (Coleoptera:
Bruchidae) ..........................................................123
HUSSAIN, I. AND AFZAL, M. Insectivorous
birds and their significance in a cotton-wheat
based agro-ecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan .........133
Fish and Shrimp Culturing
MAHMOOD, S.U., ALI, M.S. AND HOSSAIN,
M.L. Growth of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus
monodon, on fishmeal based formulated diet
in a southeastern coastal shrimp farm of
Bangladesh............................................................95
NAZIR, A., AKHTAR, N., ZAFAR, M., AFZAL,
M. AND RAB, A. Performance and feeding
response of Tor putitora to formulated diet
in relation to temperature under captive
conditions (S.C.)..................................................153
Fish Toxicology
OTI, E.E. AND AVOAJA, D.A. Haematological
assessment of freshwater catfishes, Clarias
gariepinus (Burch) and “Heteroclarias”
(Hybrid) exposed to sublethal concentrations
of zinc .................................................................101
OTI, E.E. Selenium toxicity in the early life stages
of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus
(Burchell) .......................................................... 127
Parasitology
GHAZI, R.R., KHAN, A. AND NOORUN-NISA.
Two new species of helminth parasites from
frog (Rana tigrina Daudin) ................................ 107
KHAN, A., BILQEES, F.M. AND MUTI-UR-
REHMAN. Lueheia karachiensis, new
species (Acanthocephala: Plagiorhynchidae)
from a bird in Karachi, Pakistan......................... 113
Taxonomy
AMIR, R., KAMALUDDIN, S. AND KHAN,
M.A.J. A new species of the genus
Compsobuthus Vachon (Arachnida:
Scorpionida: Buthidae) from Pakistan ............... 117
KHALID, M. A new species of fruit flies of genus
Bactrocera (Dacinae: Tephritidae: Diptera)
from Pakistan (S.C.) ........................................... 161
Microbiology
TANVIR, F., TANVIR, S., MIRZA, M.A. AND
AZIZULLAH. Altered sensitivity of
Staphylococcus aureus to streptomycin after
continuous exposure to a homeopathic drug
Echinacea (S.C.) ................................................ 156
MRIDHA, M.A.R., NAREJO, N.T., UDDIN,
M.S., KABIR, M.S., KARIM, M. AND
CHOWDHURY, M.B.R. Resistance of
Aeromonas spp. in the fish, Catla catla,
against some antibacterial agents (S.C.) ............. 158
Wildlife
MIRZA, Z.B. AND RASOOL, G. The first report
of the post-cranial skeletal measurements of
woolly fly squirrel, Eupetaurus cinerius,
with observations on its behaviour (S.C.)........... 162
[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical
Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,
London, and Service Central De Documentation De
L'ORSTOM, Paris].
Website: www.zspk.com
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(Pakistan J. Zool.)
Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 3
C O N T E N T S
Molecular Biology / Virology
ABBAS, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R. The
cloning of PreS gene from Pakistanian
isolates of hepatitis B virus into a high
expression vector pKK-223-3 ................... 165
Microbiology
QAZI, J.I. AND TAHIR, R. Occurrence of
Amphibacillus and Bacillus endospores
in the atmospheric suspended particulate
matter of Lahore city................................. 187
SHAKOORI, F.R., SHAHZAD, M.,
BUKHARI, D.A. AND SHAKOORI,
A.R. Silver resistant yeast strains
isolated from industrial waste water and
their ability to uptake silver from the
medium .................................................... 221
Pest and Pest Control
MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.
Spiders of the genus Clubiona (Araneae:
Clubionidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ......... 169
SYED, F., KHAN, M.S., KHAN, M.H. AND
BADSHAH, H. Efficacy of different
insecticides against aphid Myzus
persicae L. on tobacco crop ...................... 193
MUKHTAR, M.K. AND MUSHTAQ, S.
Spiders of the genus Cyclosa (Araneae:
Araneidae) from Punjab, Pakistan ............ 199
Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology
AWAN, G.A., AHMAD, T. AND FESTA-
BIANCHET, M. Disease spectrum and
mortality of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei
punjabiensis) in Kalabagh Game
Reserve .................................................... 175
RAHMAN, M.M., NAREJO, N.T., AHMED,
G.U., BASHAR, M.R. AND
RAHMATULLAH, S.M. Effect of
temperature on food, growth and
survival rate of freshwater mud eel,
Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton) during
aestivation period ..................................... 181
SIDDIQUE, J., KHAN, A.A., HUSSAIN, I.
AND AKHTER, S. Growth and
reproduction of earthworm (Eisenia
fetida) in different organic media ............. 211
ISMAIL, N.S., MOUGHRABI, S. AND
ABU-HILAL, A. Recovery of
macrobenthic invertebrates near
abandoned sewer outlets in the Gulf of
Aqaba, Red Sea, Jordan ........................... 237
Parasitology
AHMED, S., NAWAZ, M., GUL, R.,
ZAKIR, M. AND RAZZAQ, A.
Diversity and prevalence of trematodes
in livers of sheep and goat in Quetta,
Pakistan ................................................... 205
SAEED, S.A., WAQAR, M.A. AND
MANZOOR, I. Malaria and resistance to
anti-malarial drugs (A review) ................. 215
IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R. Location
and migration of Proteocephalus
filicollis (Rudolphi) in the intestine of
Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (S.C.) ............... 243
IQBAL, Z. AND WOOTTEN, R.
Histopathology of the intestine of
Gasterosteus aculeatus L, associated
with infection by a cestode,
Proteocephalus filicollis (Rudolphi)
(S.C.) ....................................................... 245
Entomology
SOOMRO, S. AND WAGAN, M.S. Notes on
subfamily Calliptaminae (Acrididae:
Acridoidea: Orthoptera) of Pakistan,
with the description of one new species .... 229
Announcement .................................................248
[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical
Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,
London, Service Central De Documentation De L'ORSTOM,
Paris and National Inquiry Services Centre, South Africa].
Website: www.zspk.com
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(Pakistan J. Zool.)
Volume 37 2 0 0 5 Number 4
C O N T E N T S
Microbiology
KHURSHED, N. AND SHAKOORI, A.R.
Characterization of locally isolated
strains of Bacillus and their evaluation as
potential biocides against house fly,
Musca domestica .......................................249
Parastiology
BILQEES, F.M. AND KHAN, A. Two new
helminth parasites from Pakistan, with
redescription of the acanthocephalan
Centrorhynchus fasciatum (Westrumb,
1821) .........................................................257
GILL, N. AND KHAN, M.M. Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate in rats (Rattus
norvegicus) naturally infected with
endoparasites (S.C.) ...................................323
Fisheries / Fish Pathology / Wildlife
NAREJO, N.T., LAGHARI, S.M. AND
JAFRI, S.I.H. Food and feeding habit of
palla, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton) from
Ring Dam (Up-Stream) River Indus ...........265
IQBAL, F., QURESHI, I.Z. AND ALI, M.
Histopathological changes in the liver of
a farmed cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio,
following exposure to nitrate......................297
PANDRANI, A., HASNAIN, S.A., GHALIB,
S.A. AND AHMAD, E. Observations on
the waterbirds of Jiwani Wetland
Complex, Makran Coast (Balochistan) .......301
Pest Control
PERVEZ, A., AHMED, S.M., KHAN, A.A.
AND LATHIYA, S.B. Comparative
field efficacy of some additive
formulated baits against rodent pests of
wheat crop in Sindh, Pakistan ....................269
AHMAD, M. AND ASLAM, M. Resistance
of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae
(Linnaeus) to endosulfan, organophos-
phates and synthetic pyrethroids.................293
Entomology
SATTAR, M., SARWAR, M. AND
HUSSAIN, M. Impact of pH, nitrogen
and protein contents in some cucurbits
on the population build-up of whitefly,
Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:Aleyrodidae) ...275
Reproductive Technology
HUSSAIN, R., NEMATULLAH, AKHTER,
S. Effect of season on average number of
culturable oocytes recovered from cattle
and buffalo ovaries ....................................281
Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics
ABBAS, N., RASOOL, M. AND AFROZE,
T. PCR based diagnosis of hepatitis B
virus ..........................................................285
AHMAD, I., HOESSLI, D.C., WALKER-
NASIR, E., QAZI, W.M., SHAKOORI,
A.R. AND NASIR-UD-DIN. Prediction
of Tyr residues involved in autophos-
phorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias .....289
Biochemistry
MEHBOOBALI, N. AND IQBAL, M.P. A
simple and rapid micromethod for
determination of plasma levels of
ascorbic acid in Pakistani normal adults .....307
Toxicology
ALAM, J.M., FARIDI, N., SULTANA, I.,
MAHMOOD, S.R. AND QASIM, R.
Nephrotoxicity induced in experimental
animals by single dose of a shellfish
cytotoxin PvHTxllE....................................313
Announcement .................................................326
[Abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical
Abstracts, Zoological Records, Information Retrieval Limited,
London, Service Central De Documentation De L'ORSTOM,
Paris and National Inquiry Services Centre, South Africa].
Website: www.zspk.com