journal of BASIC & CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY

VOLUME 17, NO. 2, 2006

contents

Piperine, an Active Principle from Piper Nigrum, Modulates Hormonal and Apolipoprotein Profiles in Hyperlipidemic Rats

R.S. Vijayakumar and N. Nalini .................71

L-Ascorbic Acid Protects the Antioxidant Defense System in Nickel-Exposed Albino Rat Lung Tissue

A.D. Gupta, A.M. Patil, J.G. Ambekar, S.N. Das, S.A. Dhundasi and K.K. Das .............. 87

Health Promotion by Dietary Restriction—A Focus

K.M. Ramkumar ........... 101

Succinic Acid Monoethyl Ester Prevents Oxidative Stress In Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide-Induced Type2 Diabetic Rats

R. Saravanan and L. Pari ............. 115

SHORT COMMUNICATION

A Validated Method for Halquinol Extraction from Chicken Liver Matrix for Residual Hplc Studies

S. Mushigeri, M. Ganesh and P.M. Radhakrishna ................133