Pathological changes are regarded as a standard technique to monitor the effects of pollutants in marine animals. Histopathological examination of the population of green mussel Perna viridis (L.) from four sites in Pakistan, namely, Manora Channel, Rehri Creek, Sandspit Backwaters and Bhanbore was conducted. The first three sites are on the Karachi coast, whereas the fourth one, Bhanbore is si...

This study employed remote sensing (optical and synthetic aperture radar) data analysis techniques to quantify vertical ground displacements assess their contribution coastline erosion. To provide evidence from Pakistan, we selected the coast of Karachi—a mega-city located along dynamic Indus River Delta—which has been experiencing severe coastal erosion during last few decades. Observations C-...

Pages with reference to book, From 213 To 213 Rakhshanda Baqai ( Pakistan Medical Research Council Research Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. ) Saleem Hafiz ( Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Civil Hospital, Karachi. ) Sarwar J. Zuberi ( Pakistan Medical Research Council, Research Center, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. ) Shahana Urooj Kazmi ( Immunology...

Effects of green tea on ACE gene expression in rat liver in CCl4-induced cirrhosis Syed Muhammad SHAHID*, Rozeena SHAIKH, Sana SHAMIM, Muhammad ISMAIL, Tabassum MAHBOOB The Karachi Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, Islama...

Abstract. Yousif RA, Choudhary MI, Ahmed S, Q. 2020. Review: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish and other aquatic organisms from Karachi Coast, Pakistan. Nusantara Bioscience 13: 74-85. Heavy are being utilized a variety ways industries, agriculture, food processing household many forms. Metals unique environmental industrial pollutants the sense that they neither created nor destroyed by ...

Microplastics are found in all aquatic environments, and they can have several negative impacts on marine life. In this study, the distribution of microplastics sediment organs (gut, respiratory tree, tentacles) sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) collected from Mubarak Village Cape Monze Karachi coast Pakistan were investigated. The microplastic amount different H. leucospilota was as 15.3-...