PURPOSE To assess the frequency of specific point mutations in the K-ras gene in a group of Kashmiri patients with bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed the incidence of K-ras exon 1 gene mutations in tumors and surgical margins in 60 patients with transitional cell carcinoma of varied clinical stages and histological grades using the polymerase chain reaction-single strand confor...

On a survey during the period of 2006-2007 a number of tylenchids were found associated with Zea mays in Kashmir valley such as Pratylenchus sativus kaul, 1985, Aphelenchoides srinagrensis Kaul, 1985 and Tylenchorhynchus zeae Sethi and G. Swarp, 1968. These species were found to have morphometric variations probably due to habitat alteration from the originally described ones. As a part of the ...

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary are presented. The is located in the District Shopian Kashmir Valley (33°39'28.6N 74°41'15.2E). area rich both floral faunal diversity with most covered lush green forests. Around sanctuary, Agro Horticultural plantations such as Apple, Pear, Peach vegetable crops abides land cover area. present study was carried out f...

The present study was conducted to determine clinico-haematobiochemical changes in ruminal acidosis-affected South Down sheep in Kashmir valley. Thirty two healthy sheep were taken as control whose parameters were compared with thirty two sheep suffering from ruminal acidosis. Clinical parameters were measured using standard techniques. Ruminal fluid, urine and blood was examined for microscopi...

Mushrooms are considered rich in proteins, carbohydrates and other nutrients. The present study was carried out to evaluate some edible mushrooms of Kashmir valley for their protein, carbohydrate and lipid contents. The highest protein content was found in Boletus edulis (2.20g) followed by Agaricus bisporus (1.80g), Pleurotus ostreatus (1.68g), Morchella esculenta (1.62g) and Pleurotus sajor c...

The present study was conducted with an objective to determine clinico-haematobiochemical changes in alkaline indigestion affected South Down sheep (n=28) in Kashmir valley. Ruminal fluid, urine and blood were examined for microscopic examination, pH and other haemato-biochemical changes. There was a significant increase in heart rate, respiration rate, ruminal pH, urinary pH, sedimentation act...

The great dependence of cholera for its diffusion on local conditions and seasonal changes has always been a characteristic of the disease. It prefers low-lying districts, seaports and riverbanks, and this preference is as much marked in Asia as in Europe. The health resorts on the range of the Himalayas are seldom affected with cholera, though the disease is imported frequently. The tea-garden...

Vitamin D deficiency state is endemic to the Kashmir valley of the Indian subcontinent. Physicians often treat patients with high doses of vitamin D for various ailments and on occasion the prescribed doses far exceed the requirements of the patients. Ten cases of hypercalcemia due to vitamin D intoxication are presented with features of vomiting, polyuria, polydipsia, encephalopathy and renal ...

OBJECTIVE To study the relation between maternal overt hypothyroidism and neurodevelopmental outcome of neonates in iodine-deficient region of Northern India (Kashmir Valley). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Endocrinology department of a tertiary-care hospital. PARTICIPANTS 82 hypothyroid pregnant women were enrolled and followed up till delivery. The neonates born to this group ...

1 Department of Plant Protection, Allahabad Agricultural Institute – Deemed UniversityAllahabad211007, India. 2 Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar – 191 121, India. 3 Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. 4 Centre for Forest Management Studies, School of Environmental Biology, Awde...