Dr. Abdul Rauf Shakoori
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Dr. Abdul Rauf Shakoori

Professor Emeritus
School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Pakistan


Highest Degree
D.Sc. in Cell Biology from University of Hohenheim, Germany

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Biography

Dr. Abdul Rauf Shakoori holds a position of Professor & Director School of Biological Sciences University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan, Professor of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA, Visiting Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan and Visiting Professor at King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universitaet Hohenheim, Germany and Post Doctoral Fellow from University of Massachusetts, Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer in Zoology at Government Degree College, Jhelum, Pakistan, Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Zoology at University of the Punjab, Consultant at Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA) Inc. Pakistan Institutional Excellence Project (IEP), Islamabad. He is president of Zoological Society of Pakistan and Bioinformatics Society of Pakistan. He is also serving as editor for Pakistan Journal of Zoology, the Zoological Society of Pakistan, and member of editorial committee of Proceedings of the Pakistan Congress of Zoology Published by the Zoological Society of Pakistan. He also participated in number of research projects. He also delivered several invited talks. Prof. Shakoori has a distinguished scientific career, which has previously been recognized by the Presidential Award of Aizaz-i-Kamal and a Civil Award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz. Prof. Shakoori is Fellow of prestigious Pakistan Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). He has published more than 575 original research articles, 19 technical reports, 639 abstracts, 10 popular articles, and 23 books contributed as author/co-author. He also produced 61 PhDs. His main area of research interest focuses on Molecular Biology/Cell Biology (Gene Expression), Biochemical Toxicology (Pesticide Biochemistry & Physiology), Aquatic Toxicology, Environmental Biotechnology.

Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Molecular Biology
62%
Cell Biology
90%
Gene Expression
75%
Biochemical Toxicology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
27
Chapters
0
Articles
630
Abstracts
300

Selected Publications

  1. Khan, Z., S.Z. Hussain, A. Rehman, S. Zulfiqar and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Evaluation of cadmium resistant bacterium, Klebsiella pneumonia, isolated from industrial wastewater for its potential use to bioremediate environmental cadnmium. Pak. J. Zool., 47: 1533-1543.
  2. Iqbal, Z., D.C. Hoessli, W.M. Qazi, M. Ahmad, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2015. Exploring the sequence context of phosphorylatable amino acids: The contribution of the upgraded MAPRes tool. J. Cell. Biochem., 116: 370-379.
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  3. Asghar, M.T., K. Al-Ghanim, S. Mahboob, M. Sharif, J. Nazir and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Sphingomonas sp. is a novel cell culture contaminant. J. Cell. Biochem., 116: 934-942.
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  4. Ali, S.A., V. Justilien, S.Z.H. Bukhari, J. Lee and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Role of transcription regiulatory complexes and epigenetic modifications in driving the cell fate decisions. Pak. J. Zool., 47: 287-293.
  5. Ahmad, A., S. Ashraf, K. Al-Ghanim, S. Mahboob, R.H. Toor and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Anti-proliferative effects of arsenic, cadmium and lead on rat pups brain cells. Pak. J. Zool., 47: 515-522.
  6. Ahmad, A., S. Ashraf and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Cytotoxic and genoitoxic effects of arsenic and lead on primary human breast cancer cell lines. Pak. J. Zool., 47: 79-87.
  7. Ahmad, A., S. Aftab, R.H. Toor and A.R. Shakoori, 2015. Cytotoxic and genoitoxic effect of arsenic and lead on rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs). Pak. J. Zool., 47: 41-47.
  8. Zahid, M.T., F.R. Shakoori, S. Zulfiqar, N. Jahan and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. A new Ciliate species, Tetrahymena farahensis, isolated from the industrial wastewater and its phylogenetic relationship with other members of the genus Tetrahymena. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1433-1445.
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  9. Shakoori, F.R., F. Tasneem, K. Al-Ghanim, S. Mahboob, F. Al-Misned, N. Jahan and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Variability in secondary structure of 18S ribosomal RNA as topological marker for identification of Paramecium species. J. Cell. Biochem., 115: 2077-2088.
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  10. Sami, A.J., N. Ahmad and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Computational analysis of an acidic lipase of Tribolium castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 805-812.
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  11. Sami, A.J., M. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Growth promoting activity of crude protein extract of ruminant placental peptides. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 580-583.
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  12. Sami, A.J. and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Potential of azadirachtin and neem (Azadirachta indica) based saponins as biopesticides for in vitro insect pests cellulase (beta-1,4-endoglucanase) enzyme inhibition and in vivo repellency on Tribolium castaneum. Br. Biotechnol. J., 4: 904-917.
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  13. Saleem, F., R. Aslam, Y. Saleem, S. Naz and Q. Syed et al., 2014. Analysis and evaluation of growth Parameters for Optimum Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Bacillus thuringiensis strain CMBL-BT-6. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1337-1344.
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  14. Saleem, F., A. Younas, R. Bashir, S. Naz, N. Munir and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Molecular cloning and characterization of Exochitinase A gene of indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1491-1501.
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  15. Qazi, W.M., Z. Iqbal, M.S. Khan, M. Rehan, J. Munir, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2014. GEARS: A genetic algorithm based machine learning technique to develop prediction models. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 409-416.
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  16. Nadeem, S., B. Niaz, M.L. Rajoka, K.A. Al-Ghanim and H.M. Muzammil et al., 2014. Optimizing different vitamens for L-Glutamic acid production by Brevibacterium strain NIAB SS59. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 733-739.
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  17. Murtaza, B.N., A. Bibi, M.U. Rashid, Y.I. Khan, M.S. Chaudri and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Spectrum of K ras mutations in Pakistani colorectal cancer patients. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res., 47: 35-41.
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  18. Munir, J., Z. Iqbal, M. Saleem, F.R. Shakoori, Z. Mahmood, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2014. The 3D modeling and characterization of wild typoe and mutated Plasmodium falciparum cytochrome b: A computational approach. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 841-851.
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  19. Munir, J., Z. Iqbal, D.C. Hoeslli, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2014. In silico analysis of 2,4 substituted heterocycles and glutanmic acid containing antifolates as inhibitors of malarial (Plasmodium falciparum) protein, dihdrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase. J. Proteom. Bioinform., 7: 367-373.
  20. Iqbal, Z., M. Hassan, J. Munir, I. Mariam, F.R. Shakoori, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2014. Identification of novel dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor as potential antimalarial drug: In silico studies. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1263-1270.
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  21. Hashmi, A.H., N. Ahmad, S. Riaz, L. Ali and S. Siddiqi et al., 2014. Genotype CC of rs12979860 is providing protection against infection rather than assisting in treatment response for HCV genotype 3a infection. Genes Immun., 15: 430-432.
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  22. Chaudhry, R., M.T. Chaudhry, K. Al-Ghanim, S. Mehboob and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Structure modeling of small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) of copoper resistant ciliates. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1625-1632.
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  23. Ali, N.S., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Biochemical respobnse of malathion-resistant and -susceptible adults of Rhyzopertha dominica to the sublethal doses of deltamethrin. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 853-861.
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  24. Ahmed, B., K. Al-Ghanim, S. Mahboob, F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Plasmid profile analysis and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Shigella flexneri strains isolated from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1605-1616.
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  25. Ahmad, A., R.H. Toor, S. Aftab and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Anti-proliferartive and genotoxic effect of arsenic and lead on human brain cancer cell line. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 1069-1076.
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  26. Ahmad, A., A. Shah and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Anti-proliferative effect of arsenic, cadmium and lead on human placental chorion cells. Pak. J. Zool., 46: 561-566.
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  27. Ahmad, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2014. Anti-proliferartive and genotoxic effects of arsenic and lead on human cells in vitro. Toxicol. Environ. Hlth. Sci., 6: 148-154.
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  28. Shuja, R.N., S.U.A. Taimuri, F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Efficient expression of truncated recombinant cadmium-metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis in Escherichia coli. Mol. Biol. Rep., 40: 7061-7068.
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  29. Shakoori, A.R., D.C. Hoessli and Nasir-ud-Din, 2013. Post-translational modifications in activation and inhibition of oct-1-DNA binding complex in H2B and other diverse gene regulation: Prediction of interplay sites. J. Cell. Biochem., 114: 266-274.
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  30. Shakoori, A. and A. Ahmad, 2013. Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of arsenic and lead on human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs). J. Stem Cells Regenerative Med., 9: 29-36.
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  31. Shahzadi, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Immunoinformatics study of promiscuous HLA binding antigenic nanomers of surface glycoproteins of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 of Asian origin. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 733-740.
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  32. Sami, A.J., M.T. Nazir, Z. Jabeen and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Gene study within the 5'flanking regions of growth hormone gene of first exon in Bos indicus. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 10: 332-336.
  33. Saleem, F. and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. A rapid DNA extraction method for Bacillus thuringiensis. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 1473-1475.
  34. Rauf, A., M.S. Nadeem, M. Arshad, H. Riaz and M.M. Latif et al., 2013. Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus in the general population of Hill Surang Area, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 543-548.
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  35. Rauf, A., M.S. Nadeem, H. Riaz, M.M. Latif, M.Z. Latif, N. Ahmed and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Tuberculosis and hepatitis infections among the underprivileged orphan children of northern Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 1765-1770.
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  36. Qurratulain and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Frequency of Kras gene mutations in endometrioid carcinoma of uterus in Pakistani population. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 197-201.
  37. Qamer, S., F. Ahamed, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Effect of storage on various honey quality parameters of Apis dorsata honey from Nepal. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 741-747.
  38. Muneer, B., M.J. Iqbal, F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Tolerance and biosorption of mercury by microbial consortia: Potential use in bioremediation of wastewater. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 247-254.
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  39. Iqbal, Z., D.C. Hoessli, A. Kaleem, J. Munir, M. Saleem, I. Afzal, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2013. Influence of the sequence environment and properties of neighboring amino acids on amino-acetylation: Relevance for structure-function analysis. J. Cell. Biochem., 114: 874-887.
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  40. Dar, S., R.N. Shuja and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. A synthetic cadmium metallothionein gene (PMCd1syn) of Paramecium species: Expression, purification and characteristics of metallothionein protein. Mol. Biol. Rep., 40: 983-997.
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  41. Chaudhry, R. and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Characterization of copper resistant ciliates: Potential candidates for consortia of organisms used in bioremediation of wastewater. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 10: 9101-9113.
  42. Bukhari, D.A., N. Zahid and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Molecular vharacterizatioin of cry4B gene from local isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding 70kDa crystal protein. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 779-791.
  43. Aziz, I., M.U. Rashid, F. Sultan and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Frequency of Pro allele on codon 72 of TP53 in female breast cancer patients of Pakistan: Molecular stress or geography. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 1437-1446.
  44. Ali, N.S., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Effects of sublethal doses of malathion on biochemical components of malathion-resistant and-susceptible adults of Rhyzopertha dominica. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 203-212.
  45. Ali, B., A. Anjum, S. Mahmood, M.A. Wadood and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Identification of bovine and human tuberculosis in AFB positive and negative patients. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 255-260.
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  46. Ali, A., M.K. Siddique, R.E. Gale and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Frequency of NPM1 mutartions in Pakistani acute myeloid leukemia patients. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 1429-1436.
  47. Ali, A., M.K. Siddique and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Frequency of FLT3/ITD mutations in Pakistani acute myeloid leukemia patients. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 495-501.
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  48. Ahmad, M.S. and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Isolation, molecular characterization and toxicity of cry1C gene harboring Bacillus thuringiensis from different habitats and localities of Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 261-271.
  49. Ahmad, M.S. and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Cloining and molecular characterization of cry1Ca and cry1Cb genes from locally isolated Bacillus thuringiensis strains. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 759-767.
  50. Ahmad, A., A. Ziauddin and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Isolation and culture of human amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSCS). Pak. J. Health Res., 1: 32-35.
  51. Ahmad, A., A. Shah and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Anti-proliferative effect of arsenic cadmium and lead on human placental cells. RADS J. Biol. Res. Appl. Sci., 4: 67-74.
  52. Aftab, N., B.N. Murtaza, A. Bibi and A.R. Shakoori, 2013. Association of sequence variation 713-8delC in intron 4 of transforming growth factor β1 gene and low bone mineral density in Pakistani female osteoporotic population. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 847-855.
  53. Zulfiqar, S. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Molecular characterization, metal uptake and copper induced transcriptional activation of efflux determinants in copper resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Gene, 510: 32-38.
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  54. Zahid, N., S. Zulfiqar and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Functional analysis of cus operon promoter of Klebsiella pneumoniae using E. coli lacZ assay. Gene, 495: 81-88.
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  55. Suleman, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Evaluation of physiological importance of metallothionein protein expressed by Tetrahymena cadmium metallothionein 1 (TMCd1) gene in Escherichia coli. J. Cell. Biochem., 113: 1616-1622.
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  56. Smith, B.N., C. Evans, A. Ali, P.J. Ancliff and B.H. Hayee et al., 2012. Phenotypic heterogeneity and evidence of a founder effect associated with G6PC3 mutations in patients with severe congenital neutropenia. Br. J. Haematol., 158: 146-149.
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  57. Shakoori, T.A., D.D. Sin, S.N.H. Bokhari, F. Ghafoor and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. SP-D polymorphisms and the risk of COPD. Dis. Markers, 33: 91-100.
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  58. Shakoori, F.R., A.M. Butt, N.M. Ali, M.T. Zahid, A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Optimization of fermentation media for enhanced amino acids production by bacteria isolated from natural sources. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 1145-1157.
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  59. Murtaza, B.N., A. Bibi, M.S. Nadeem, M.S. Chaudri and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Identification of novel mutation in codon 31 of Kirstein rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue in colon cancer: Another evidence of non-canonical mutational pathwa. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 1671-1676.
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  60. Mujeeb, K.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Effect of pirimiphos-methyl on esterases of different developmental stages of three strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.)-an electrophoretic study. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 859-868.
  61. Mujeeb, K.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Effect of an organophosphate, pirimiphos-methyl, on esterases of different developmental stages of stored grain pest red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.)-spectrophotometric analysis. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 301-312.
  62. Mujeeb, K.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Effect of Fury, a synthetic pyrethroid, on esterases of different developmental stages of stored grain pest, red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.)-spectrophotometric analysis. Pak. J. Zool., 443: 601-613.
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  63. Khan, A., Z.I. Chaudhry, A.R. Shakoori, N. Mahmood and M. Ijaz et al., 2012. Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in buffaloes blood through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and tuberculin test. J. Anim. Plant Sci., 22: 237-241.
  64. Chaudhry, R. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. A new subspecies of a ciliate Euplotes musicola isolated from industrial effluents. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 809-822.
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  65. Ahmad, A., R. Umer and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Human umbilical cord blood serum, a better alternative of fetal bovine serum. Pak. J. Zool., 45: 167-175.
  66. Ahmad, A., M. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Isolation and culture of cardiac progenitor and cardiomyocytes from adult mouse. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 511-516.
  67. Ahmad, A., B. Muneer and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Effect of chromium, cadmium and arsenic on growth and morphology of HeLa cells. J. Basic Applied Sci., 8: 53-58.
  68. Ahmad, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Isolation and growth of human keratinocytes from plucked hairs. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 1187-1190.
  69. Ahmad, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Isolation and differentiation of murine mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts in the presence and absence of dexamethasone. Pak. J. Zool., 44: 1417-1422.
  70. Ahmad, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2012. Cytotoxic effect of cigarette smoke condensate on mice and rat mesenchymal stem cells and HeLa cells. Turk. J. Med. Sci., 42: 747-751.
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  71. Yousafzai, A.M. and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Hepatic responses of a freshwater fish against aquatic pollution. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 209-221.
  72. Tasneem, W., H. Zaheer and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Effect of hexavalent chromium on leydig cells. Proc. Sheikh Zayed Post Grad. Med. Inst., 25: 73-78.
  73. Shakoori, F.R., M.T. Zahid, D.A.A. Bukhari and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Cloning and expression of cry 11B fropm a local isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis and its mosquitocidal activity. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 701-713.
  74. Shakoori, F. R. M. F. Zafar, A. Fatehullah, A. Rehman and A. R. Shakoori, 2011. Response of glutathione level in a protozoan ciliate, stylonychia mytilus, to increasing uptake of and tolerance to nickel and zinc in the medium. Pakistan. J. Zool, 43: 569-574.
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  75. Sami, A.J., M.A. Anwar, F.U. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity (endo- β-1, 4-D-glucanase) in the gut and salivary glands of blister beetle, Mylabris pustulata. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 393-401.
  76. Sami, A.J. and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Cellulase activity inhibition and growth retardation of associated bacterial strains of Aulacophora foviecollis by two glycosylated flavonoids isolated from Mangifera indica leaves. J. Med. Plants Res., 5: 184-190.
  77. Rauf, A., M.S. Nadeem, A. Ali, M. Iqbal and M. Mustafa et al., 2011. Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in internally displaced persons of war against terrorism in Swat, Pakistan. Eur. J. Public Health, 21: 638-642.
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  78. Nadeem, S., B. Niaz, H.M. Muzammil, S.M. Rana, M.I. Rajoka and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Optimising carbon and nitrogen sources for L-glutamic acid production by Brevibacterium strain NIAB SS-67. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 285-290.
  79. Nadeem, M.S., A. Nissar, S. Shahid, A. Imtiaz, M. Mahfooz, M.T. Asghar and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Purification and characterization of lactate dehydrogenase from the heart ventricles of river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Pak. J. Zool., 43: 315-319.
  80. Kaleem, A., D.C. Hoessli, Ikram-Ul-Haq, E. Walker-Naasir and A. Butt et al., 2011. CREB in long-term potentiation in hippocampus: Role of post-translational modifications-studies in silico. J. Cell. Biochem., 112: 138-146.
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  81. Durrani, A.Z., M. Younas, N. Kamal, N. Mehmood and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Prevalence of ovine Theileria species in district Lahore, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 57-60.
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  82. Chaudhry, R. and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Identification of a new copper resistant protest isolate Tetrahymena RT-1 subsp. nov. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 781-788.
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  83. Butt, A., A. Kaleem, Z. Iqbal, E. Walker-Nasir, M. Saleem and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Functional regulation of DNA binding of FOXO1 by post translational modifications: In silico study. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 1167-1175.
  84. Ali, N.S., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Effects of sublethal doses of Talstar on biochemical components of malathion-resistant and-susceptible adults of Rhyzopertha dominica. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 879-887.
  85. Ali, N.M., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Improvement in methionine production by local bacterial isolates. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 611-614.
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  86. Ali, N.M., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Improvement in cysteine production by local bacterial isolates. Pak. J. Zool., 43: 805-808.
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  87. Ahmad, A., Sheharbano and A.R. Shakoori, 2011. Effect of chromium and arsenic on growth and morphology of mice fetal calvarial cells (MFCC). FUUAST J. Biol., 1: 23-28.
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  88. Yousafzai, A.M., A.R. Khan and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Pollution of large, subtropical rivers-river Kabul, Khyber-Pakhtun Khwa province, Pakistan: Physico-chemical indicators. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 795-808.
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  89. Shakoori, F.R., S. Waheed, D.A.A. Bukhari and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Spectrum of antibiotic resistance in cry4 positive local isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 481-487.
  90. Shakoori, F.R., S. Tabassum, A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Isolation and characterization of Cr6+ reducing bacteria and their potential use in bioremediation of chromium containing wastewater. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 651-658.
  91. Shakoori, F.R., I. Aziz, A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Isolation and characterization of arsenic reducing bacteria from industrial effluents and their potential use in bioremediation of wastewater. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 331-338.
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  92. Sami, A.J., F. Tabassum and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Biodegradation of cellulose and xylan by a paddy pest, Oxya chinensis. Ann. Biol. Res., 1: 1-12.
  93. Saleem, M.A., R.M. Wilkins and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Comparative effects of cyfluthrin on intracellular protease activities in insecticide-resistant and susceptible strains of Musca domestics L. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 623-630.
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  94. Saleem, M.A., R.M. Wilkins and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. In vivo effects of Lambda-cyhalothrin on proteases of various body compartments of Periplaneta americana adults. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 603-610.
  95. Saleem, F. and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Characterization of Cry2A-type gene (s) from Pakistani isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis toxic to lepidopteran and dipteran insects. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 181-193.
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  96. Rehman, A., F. R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Resistance and uptake of heavy metals by vorticella microstoma and its potential use in industrial wastewater treatment. Environ. Prog. Sustain. Energy, 29: 481-486.
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  97. Rehman, A., F. R. Shakoori and A. R. Shakoori, 2010. Multiple heavy metal tolerant ciliates, oxytricha fallax and paramecium caudatum, isolated from industrial effluents and their potential use in wastewater. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 301-309.
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  98. Nadeem, M.S., A. Rauf, M. Mustafa, M. Iqbal and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Selective precipitation based economical methods for purification of human serum albumin from the out-dated blood bank samples. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 498-501.
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  99. Muieed, M.A., Z.I. Chaudhary and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Comparative studies on the sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and microscopic examination for the detection of Trypanosoma evansi in horses. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 34: 507-512.
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  100. Kaleem, A., Z. Iqbal and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. The in silico interplay between post-translational modification in histone H4 and its role in mouse spermatogenesis. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 747-794.
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  101. Durrani, A.Z., N. Mehmood and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Comparison of three diagnostic methods foe Theileria annulata in Sahiwakl and Friesian cattle in Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 467-472.
  102. Durrani, A.Z., N. Kamal, N. Mehmood and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Prevalence of peste des petits ruminants (KATA) in sheep and goats of Punjab. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 211-216.
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  103. Durrani, A.Z., N. Kamal, A.R. Shakoori and R.M. Younus, 2010. Prevalence of post parturient haemoglobinuria in buffalo and therapeutic trials with toldimfos sodium and tea leaves in Pakistan. Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci., 34: 45-51.
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  104. Din, N., I. Ahmad, I. Ul-Haq, S. Elahi, D.C. Hoessli and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. The function of GluR1 and GluR2 in cerebellar and hippocampal LTP and LTD is regulated by interplay of phosphorylation and O-GlcNAc modification. J. Cell. Biochem., 109: 585-597.
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  105. Chaudhry, R. and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Isolation and characterization of a novel copper‐inducible metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis. J. Cell. Biochem., 110: 630-644.
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  106. Bukhari, D.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Isolation and molecular characterization of cry4 harbouring Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Pakistan and mosquitocidal activity of their spores and total proteins. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 1-15.
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  107. Baig, D.N., D.A. Bukhari and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Cry genes profiling and the toxicity of isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis from soil samples against American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. J. Applied Microbiol., 109: 1967-1978.
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  108. Aslam, A., Z.I. Chaudhary, H. Rehman, K. Ashraf and N. Ahmad et al., 2010. Comparative evaluation of parasitological, serological and DNA amplification methods for diagnosis of natural trypanosomal infection in equines. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 371-376.
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  109. Anwar, K. and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Cypermethrin toxicity in the liver of developing chick embryo. Pakistan J. Zool., 42: 725-733.
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  110. Ali, S.A., S.K. Zaidi, J.R. Dobson, A.R. Shakoori and J.B. Lian, 2010. Transcriptional corepressor TLE functions with Runx2 in epigenetic repression of ribosomal RNA genes. Proceeding National Acad. Sci., 107: 4165-4169.
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  111. Akhtar, R., Z.I. Chaudhry, A.R. Shakoori, M. Ahmad and A. Aslam, 2010. Comparative efficacy of conventional diagnostic methods and evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis. Vet. World, 3: 53-56.
  112. Ahmed, B., F.R. Shakoori, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2010. Characterization of multiple antimicrobial resistant Shigella sonnei isolated from diarrhoeal patients in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 42: 587-595.
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  113. Yousafzai, A.M., A. Khan and A. Shakoori, 2009. Trace metal accumulation in the liver of an endangered South Asian fresh water fish dwelling in sub-lethal pollution. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 35-41.
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  114. Younas, M., Z.I. Chaudhart, M.A. Khan, M.A. Munir, A.R. Shakoori and N. Mehmood, 2009. Detection of Salmonella sp. in poultry feed through PCR in Lahore. Pakistan J. Zool., 41: 421-424.
  115. Shuja, R.N. and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Identification and cloning of first Cadmium metallothionein like gene from locally isolated ciliate, Paramecium sp. Mol. Biol. Rep., 36: 549-560.
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  116. Saleem, M.A., M. Ashfaq and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. In vivo effect of spinosad on proteases of insecticide-resistant and susceptible strains of Musca domestica. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 455-462.
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  117. Rehman, a., D. A. A.Bukhari, F. R. Shakoori and A. R. Shakoori, 2009. Heavy metal induced total proteins profile of ciliates isolated from industrial wastewater. Pakistan. J. Zool, 41: 245-251.
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  118. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Heavy metal uptake by Euplotes mutabilis and its possible use in bioremediation of industrial wastewater. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 83: 130-135.
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  119. Rashid, M.U., D. Torres, F. Rasheed, F. Sultan and A.R. Shakoori et al., 2009. No association of miscarriage and BRCA carrier status in Pakistani breast/ovarian cancer patients with a history of parental consanguinity. Breast Cancer Res. Treat., 116: 211-213.
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  120. Qamer, S., N. Muzaffar, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Effect of storage on various honey quality parameters of unifloral sidder honey from Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 313-316.
  121. Nasir-ud-Din, A. Kaleem, I. Ahmad, E. Walker-Nasir, D.C. Hoessli and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Effect on the Ras/Raf signaling pathway of post-translational modifications of neurofibromin: In silico study of protein modification responsible for regulatory pathways. J. Cell. Biochem., 108: 816-824.
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  122. Muneer, B., A. Rehman, F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Evaluation of consortia of microorganisms for efficient removal of hexavalent chromium from industrial wastewater. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 82: 597-600.
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  123. Kaleem, A., I. Ahmad, D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir, M. Saleem, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2009. Epidermal growth factor receptors: function modulation by phosphorylation and glycosylation interplay. Mol. Biol. Rep., 36: 631-639.
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  124. Elahi, S., A. Kaleem, I. Ahmad, Ikram-ul-Haq, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2009. Functional regulation of glutamate receptor GluR1: Long term potentiation and depression of GluR1 by post translational modification. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 71-78.
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  125. Durrani, A.Z., A. Maqbool, N. Mahmood, N. Kamal and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Chemotherapeutic trials with Calotropis procera against experimental infection with Theileria annulata in cross bred cattle in Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 389-397.
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  126. Durrani, A.Z. and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Study on ecological growth conditions of cattle Hyalomma ticks in Punjab, Pakistan. Iran. J. Parasitol., 4: 19-25.
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  127. Bukhari, D.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Cloning and expression of Bacillus thuringiensis cry11 crystal protein gene in Escherichia coli. Mol. Biol. Rep., 36: 1661-1670.
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  128. Ahmed, B., F.R. Shakoori, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Antimicrobial resistance pattern and plasmid analysis of Escherichia coli from patients suffering from acute diarrhoea in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 371-380.
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  129. Ahmed, B., F.R. Shakoori, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profile analysis of clinically isolated Shigella dysenteriae in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 41: 495-503.
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  130. Ahmad, I., A. Mehmood, A. Khurshid, W.M. Qazi, D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker‐Nasir and A.R. Shakoori, 2009. Phosphoproteome sequence analysis and significance: Mining association patterns around phosphorylation sites utilizing MAPRes. J. Cell. Biochem., 108: 64-74.
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  131. Yousafzai, A.M., A.R. Khan and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Hematologican and biochemical responses of blood of an endangered South Asian freshwater fish, Tor putitora against aquatic pollution. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 123-134.
  132. Yousafzai, A.M., A.R. Khan and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Heavy metal pollution in River Kabul affecting the inhabitant fish population. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 331-339.
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  133. Yousafzai, A.M., A.R. Khan and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. An assessment of chemical pollution in River Kabul and its possible impacts on fisheries. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 199-210.
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  134. Yousafzai, A.M. and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Heavy metal accumulation in the gills of an endangered south Asian freshwater fish as an indicator of aquatic pollution. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 423-430.
  135. Sami, A.J., N. Yasmeen and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Cellulolytic activity of microbial flora of agricultural insects. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 60-63.
  136. Sami, A.J., M. Awais and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Preliminary studies on the production of endo-1,4-β-D-glucanases activity produced by Enterobacter cloacae. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 7: 1318-1322.
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  137. Sami, A.J. and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Biochemical characterization of endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase activity of a green insect pest Aulacophora foveicollis (Lucas). Life Sci. J., 5: 30-36.
  138. Rehman, A., R. Shuja and A. R. Shakoori, 2008. Tolerance of two ciliates, stylonychia mytilus and paramecium caudatum, isolated from industrial effluents to an organophosphate, endosulfan and their potential use in bioremediation of insecticide-contaminated wastewater. Pakistan. J. Zool, 470: 255-261.
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  139. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Uptake of heavy metals by Stylonychia mytilus and its possible use in decontamination of industrial wastewater. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 24: 47-53.
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  140. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Heavy metal resistant freshwater ciliate, Euplotes mutabilis, isolated from industrial effluents has potential to decontaminate wastewater of toxic metals. Bioresour. Technol., 99: 3890-3895.
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  141. Rehman, A., F. R. Shakoori and A. R. Shakoori. 2008. Heavy metals resistant rotifers from a chromium contaminated wastewater can help in environmental clean-up. Pakistan. J. Zool, 40: 309-316.
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  142. Rehman, A., A. Ali and A. R. Shakoori, 2008. Biosorption of mercury by bacteria, isolated from industrial effluents: Potential use in bioremediation of wastewater. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 115-122.
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  143. Raza, M., B. Chaudhary and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Relationship of tumor necrosis factor alpha genotypes with various biochemical parameters of normal, over-weight and obese human subjects. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 1-12.
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  144. Rashid, M.U., D. Torres, A. Zaidi, F. Rasheed and F. Sultan et al., 2008. No association between BRCA mutations and sex ratio in offspring of Pakistani BRCA mutation carriers. Breast Cancer Res. Treat., 107: 155-156.
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  145. Qamer, S., F. Ahmad, F. Latif, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Physicochemical analysis of Apis dorsata honey from Terai forests, Nepal. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 53-58.
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  146. Nasir-ud-Din, I. Ahmad, A.R. Shakoori and D.C. Hoessli, 2008. Developing protein structure-function relationships in silico. Curr. Org. Chem., 12: 957-971.
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  147. Mumtaz, N., Z.I. Chaudhry, N. Mahmood and A.R. Shakoori, 2008. Reliability of PCR for detection of bovine tuberculosis in Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 347-351.
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  148. Khwaja, T.A., T. Wajahat, I. Ahmad, D.C. Hoessli and E. Walker-Nasir et al., 2008. In silico modulation of apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins by mistletoe lectin-1: Functional consequences of protein modifications. J. Cell. Biochem., 103: 479-491.
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  149. Kaleem, A., I. Ahmad, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2008. Regulation of neurofibromin by post-translational modification. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 417-422.
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  150. Kaleem, A., D.C. Hoessli, I. Ahmad, E. Walker-Nasir, A. Nasim, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2008. Immediate-early gene regulation by interplay between different post-translational modifications on human histone H3. J. Cell Biochem., 103: 835-851.
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  151. Kaleem, A., A. Khurshid, I. Ahmad, E. Walker-Nasir and S. Khan et al., 2008. Terminal galactose as cancer recognition marker: Computing analysis with implications of vicinal sugars, linkage and anomery. Pak. J. Zool., 40: 135-144.
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  152. Ali, S.A., S.K. Zaidi, C.S. Dacwag, N. Salma and D.W. Young et al., 2008. Phenotypic transcription factors epigenetically mediate cell growth control. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 105: 6632-6637.
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  153. Ahmad, I., W.M. Qazi, A. Khurshid, M. Ahmad and D.C. Hoessli et al., 2008. MAPRes: Mining association patterns among preferred amino acid residues in the vicinity of amino acids targeted for post-translational modifications. Proteomics, 8: 1954-1958.
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  154. Ahmad, I., T.S. Khan, D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir and A. Kaleem et al., 2008. In silico modulation of HMGN-1 binding to histones and gene expression by interplay of phosphorylation and O-GlcNAc modification. Protein Pept. Lett., 15: 193-199.
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  155. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, W.M. Qazi, A. Khurshid and A. Mehmood et al., 2008. MAPRes: an efficient method to analyze protein sequence around post-translational modification sites. J. Cell Biochem., 104: 1220-1231.
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  156. Yousafzai, A.M. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Toxic effects of aquatic pollution on the white muscle of Mahaseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton) from river Kabul, NWFP, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 215-227.
  157. Yousafzai, A.M. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Heavy metal bioaccumulation in the muscles of Mahaseer, Tor putitora, as an evidence of heavy metal pollution in River Kabul, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 1-8.
  158. Shuja, R.N. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Identification, cloning and sequencing of a novel stress inducible metallothionein gene from locally isolated Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis. Gene, 405: 19-26.
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  159. Sami, A.J. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Extracts of plant leaves have inhibitory effect on the cellulase activity of whole body extracts of insects-a possible recipe for bioinsecticides. Proc. Pak. Congr. Zool., 27: 105-118.
  160. Saleem, M.A., R.M. Wilkins, D. Mantle and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. In vivo effects of cyfluthrin on proteolytic enzyme activities of malathion-resistant and susceptible strains of Tribolium castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 171-178.
  161. Rehman, A., H. Farooq and A. R. Shakoori, 2007. Copper tolerant yeast, candida tropicalis, isolated from industrial effluents: its potential use in wastewater treatment. Pakistan. J. Zool, 39: 405-412.
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  162. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Multiple metal resistance and uptake by a ciliate, Stylonychia mytilus, isolated from industrial effluents and its possible use in wastewater treatment. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 79: 410-414.
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  163. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Heavy metal resistant Distigma proteus (Euglenophyta) isolated from industrial effluents and its possible role in bioremediation of contaminated wastewaters. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 23: 753-758.
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  164. Rehman, A., F. R. Shakoori and A. R. Shakoori, 2007. Seasonal variation in protozoan population in tannery effluents. Pakistan. J. Zool, 39: 69-76.
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  165. Qamer, S., M. Ehsan, S. Nadeem and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Free amino acids content of Pakistani unifloral honey produced by Apis mellifera. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 99-102.
  166. Muneer, B., F. R. Shakoori, A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Chromium resistant yeast with multi-metal resistance isolated from industrial effluents and their possible use in microbial consortium for bioremediation of wastewater. Pakistan. J. Zool, 369: 289-297.
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  167. Mujeeb, K.A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Toxicity of synthetic pyrethroid, fury against different developmental stages of three strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.). Pak. J. Zool., 39: 361-366.
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  168. Malik, S.A., I. Ahmad, T.S. Khan, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2007. Runx1 transcription repression and stability: interplay between phosphorylation and O-GlcNAc modification. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 299-309.
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  169. Kaleem, A., W. Ahmad, T.S. Khan, I. Ahmad, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2007. In Silico, post-translational modification of histone HI: Regulation of transcription. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 87-94.
  170. Kaleem, A., T.S. Khan, W. Ahmad, M. Saleem and A.R. Khawaja et al., 2007. Post-translational modifications of non-histone high mobility group nucleosomal proteins. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 57-64.
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  171. Iqbal, Q.J., S. Andleeb, A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Hexavalent chromium resistant bacteria isolated from industrial effluents and their potential use in bioremediation of toxic waste waters. Proc. Pak. Congr. Zool., 27: 1-17.
  172. Ali, N.S., M. Munir, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Efficacy of mixtures of an organophosphate malathion and a synthetic pyrethroid deltamethrin against lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 179-184.
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  173. Ahmad, I., W. Ahmad, E. Walker-Nasir, M. Saleem, A.R. Shakoori and Nadir-Ud-Din, 2007. Histone H1 sub-types in mouse: Interplay between phosphorylation and O-glycosylation. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 245-257.
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  174. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, R. Gupta, E. Walker-Nasir and S.M. Rafik et al., 2007. In silico determination of intracellular glycosylation and phosphorylation sites in human selectins: Implications for biological function. J. Cell. Biochem., 100: 1558-1572.
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  175. Abbas, N., I.A. Baig and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Faecal contamination of drinking water from deep aquifers in Multan, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 39: 271-277.
  176. Abbas, N., A. Ahmad and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Overexpression and purification of PreS region of hepatitis B virus antigenic surface protein adr subtype in Escherichia coli. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol., 40: 1002-1008.
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  177. Abbas, N. and A.R. Shakoori, 2007. Hepatitis B virus: X gene. Proc. Pak. Congr. Zool., 27: 127-136.
  178. Rehman, A., A. Ali, B. Muneer and A. R. Shakoori, 2007. Resistance and biosorption of mercury by bacteria isolated from industrial effluents. Pakistan. J. Zool, 39: 137-146.
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  179. Yousafzai, A.M. and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Bioaccumulation of chromium, nickle, lead, copper and zinc in the skin of Tor putitora as an indicator of the presence of heavy metal load in River Kabul, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 341-344.
  180. Younus, M., Z.I. Chaudhary, M.A. Khan, M.A. Munir, A.R. Shakori, N. Mehmood and M.Y. Tipu, 2006. Prevalence of Salmonella species in poultry eggs in Lahore through Polymerase Chain Reactiuon (PCR). Sci. Int., 18: 309-312.
  181. Wajahat, T., A. Kaleem, I. Ahmad, D.C. Hoessli and E. Walker-Nasir et al., 2006. Mammalian epidermal growth factor receptor: Role of phosphorylation and glycosylation. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 85-92.
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  182. Sami, A.J. and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Heterogeneity among insect cellulases. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 337-340.
  183. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Uptake of heavy metals by a ciliate, Tachysoma pellionella, isolated from industrial effluents and its potential use in bioremediation of toxic wastewater. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 77: 469-476.
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  184. Rehman, A., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Heavy metal resistant ciliate, Euplotes mutabilis, isolated from industrial effluents can decontaminate wastewater of heavy metals. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 76: 907-913.
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  185. Rashid, M.U., A. Zaidi, D. Torres, F. Sultan and A. Benner et al., 2006. Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Pakistani breast and ovarian cancer patients. Int. J. Cancer, 119: 2832-2839.
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  186. Qazi, W.M., M. Ahmed, D.C. Hoessli, I. Ahmad and I. Khawaja et al., 2006. Consensus sequences as targets for phosphorylation of amino acids in phosphoproteins: Statistical computing analysis. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 55-63.
  187. Kaleem, A., T. Wajahat, I. Ahmad, D.C. Hoessli and E.W. Nasir et al., 2006. Regulation of apoptosis by histone H2B modifications. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 305-312.
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  188. Kaleem, A., I. Ahmad, T. Wajahat, D.C. Hoessli and E. Walker-Nasir et al., 2006. Somatic cell cycle regulation by histone H3 modifications: Action of OGT and kinases. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 137-144.
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  189. Chaudhary, Z.I., R.S. Ahmed, S.M.I. Hussain and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in butchers and buffaloes by polymerase chain reaction and latex agglutination test. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 333-336.
  190. Ali, N.S., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Survival and body weight loss of starved adults of lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) at different relative humidities. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 317-320.
  191. Ahsan, M.M., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2006. Biochemical and haematological abnormalities in factory workers exposed to hexavalent chromium in tanneries of Kasur District. Pak. J. Zool., 38: 239-253.
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  192. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, E.W. Nasir, S.M. Rafik, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2006. Oct-2 DNA binding transcription factor: functional consequences of phosphorylation and glycosylation. Nucleic Acids Res., 34: 175-184.
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  193. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir, M.I. Choudhary, S.M. Rafik, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2006. Phosphorylation and glycosylation interplay: Protein modifications at hydroxy amino acids and prediction of signaling functions of the human β3 integrin family. J. Cell. Biochem., 99: 706-718.
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  194. Shakoori, F.R., M. Shahzad, D.A. Bukhari and A.R. Shakoori, 2005. Silver resistant yeast strains isolated from industrial waste water and their ability to uptake silver from the medium. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 221-228.
  195. Shakoori, A.R., Z. Huma, N. Dar and S.S. Ali, 2005. Lead resistant yeast from industrial waste water capable of decontaminating it of heavy metals. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 1-12.
  196. Rehman, A., S. Ashraf, J.I. Qazi and A.R. Shakoori, 2005. Uptake of lead by a ciliate, Stylonychia mytilus, isolate from industrial effluents: Poitential use in bioremediation of wastewater. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 75: 290-296.
  197. Khurshed, N. and A.R. Shakoori, 2005. Characterization of locally isolated strains of Bacillus and their evaluation as potential biocides against house fly, Musca domestica. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 249-255.
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  198. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir, W.M. Qazi, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2005. Prediction of tyr residues involved in autophosphorylation of FLT3 positive leukemias. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 289-292.
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  199. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir, Fayyaz-ud-Din, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-ud-Din, 2005. Recognition of protease binding site in bovine pancreatic RNase B: Role of Thr45 modificatioin by O-GlcNAc, phosphate and their interplay. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 81-86.
  200. Abbas, N. and A.R. Shakoori, 2005. The cloning of PreS gene from Pakistanian isolates of hepatitis B virus into a high expression vector pKK223-3. Pak. J. Zool., 37: 165-186.
  201. Shakoori, A.R., S. Ismail, S. Zulfiqar and K.A. Mujeeb, 2004. Effect of α-cypermethrin on esterases of 6th instar larvae and 10 days old adults of three different strains of Tribolium castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 173-188.
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  202. Shakoori, A.R., A. Rehman and Riaz-ul-Haq, 2004. Multiple metal resistance in the ciliate protozoan, Vorticella microstoma, isolated from industrial effluents and its potential in bioremediation of toxic wastes. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 72: 1046-1051.
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  203. Saleem, M.A., R.M. Wilkins, D. Mantle and A.R. Shakoori, 2004. In vivo effects of cyfluthrin on proteolytic enzyme activities of malathion-resistant and susceptible strains of Tribolium castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 239-245.
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  204. Qamer, S. and A.R. Shakoori, 2004. Increased hydroxymethylfurfural and decreased diastase activity as indicators of degradation of quality of honey. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 165-167.
  205. Anwar, K.K., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2004. Effect of a single sublethal dose of permethrin on the biochemical components of developing muscle in chick ermbryo. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 7-12.
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  206. Anwar, K., S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2004. Effect of a single sublethal dose of permethrin on the development of liver in chick embryo. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 59-68.
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  207. Ahmad, I., M. Ovais, Fayyazuddin, M.I. Chaudhry, A.R. Shakoori and Nasiruddin, 2004. Prediction of the role of post-translational modifications in processing of transforminhg growth factor β1 in Mus musculus. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 85-88.
  208. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, E. Walker-Nasir, A. Khurshid, S.M. Rafik, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2004. Protein modification and functional implications for Oct-4 in human stem cells. Pak. J. Zool., 36: 211-217.
  209. Walker-Nasir E., I. Ahmad, D.C. Hoessli, Z. Saeed, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2003. Sialic acid in health and disease. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 51-67.
  210. Shakoori, A.R., S. Sattar and N. Khalid, 2003. Zinc resistant bacteria from industrial wastewater and their use as bioremediator. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 245-257.
  211. Saleem, M.A., R.M. Wilkins, D. Mantle and A.R. Shakoori, 2003. Effect of starvation on proteases in insecticide-resistant and susceptible strains of Tribolium castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 197-204.
  212. Rehman, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2003. Isolation, growth, metal tolerance and metak uptakje of the green alga, Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta) and its role in bioremediation of heavy metals. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 337-342.
  213. Khurshid, A., I. Ahmed, M. Ovais, E. Walker-Nasir, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2003. Identification and characterization of predicted glycosylation in selectins using microarrays. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 259-262.
  214. Kazmi, F., A.R. Shakoori, M.A. Hafeez and S.S. Ali, 2003. Short term effects of chlorpyrifos on hematology and biochemical components of blood of the Sprague-Dawley rat. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 237-244.
  215. Ali, S.N., M. Munir, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2003. Efficacy of mixtures of an organophosphate malathion and a synthetic pyrethroid talstar against lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 163-167.
  216. Ahmed, K., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2003. Incidence of gastroenteritis infections in children of under 5 year age in northern areas, Pakistan. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 1-8.
  217. Ahmed, K., F.R. Shakoori and A.R. Shakoori, 2003. Aetiology of shigellosis in northern Pakistan. J. Health Popul Nutr., 21: 32-39.
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  218. Ahmad, I., E. Walker-Nasir, D.C. Hoessli, A. Khurshid, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2003. Control of platelet aggregation based on post-translational modifications of the cytoplasmic domain of α Iib β-3 platelet integrin. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 329-336.
  219. Ahmad, I., A. Khurshid, E. Walkerr-Nasir, D.C. Hoessli and M. Oivais et al., 2003. Artificial neural networks and protein modification predictions: Glycosylation in mammalian proteins. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 139-149.
  220. Ahmad, I., A. Khurshid, E. Walker-Nasir, D.C. Hoessli and A.B. Khan et al., 2003. Protein modification predictions: Interplay between phosphorylation and glycosylation in mammalian proteins. Pak. J. Zool., 35: 221-230.
  221. Shakoori, A.R., S. Sarwar and N. Dar, 2002. Cadmium resistant yeast strains isolated from industrial waste water and their possible role in bioremediation. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 247-256.
  222. Shakoori, A.R., N. Khalid and S. Sattar, 2002. Cadmium resistant bacteria from industrial wastewater and their use as bioremediator. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 265-278.
  223. Shakoori, A.R. and B. Muneer, 2002. Copper-resistant bacteria from industrial effluents and their role in remediation of heavy metals in wastewater. Folia Microbiol. (Praha), 47: 43-50.
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  224. Saleem, M.A., M. Asfaq, R. Hussain and A.R. Shakoori, 2002. Some macromolecular abnormalities developed by interaction of malathion+cypermethrin in Truibloim castaneum (Herbst) larvae. Univ. J. Zool. Rajshahi Univ., 21: 9-11.
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  225. Riaz, S. and A.R. Shakoori, 2002. Effect of media composition on the production of amino acids through microbial fermentation by utilizing agricultural wastes. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 325-330.
  226. Nadeem, S., R.S. Mahboob and A.R. Shakoori, 2002. Characterization and media optimization for improved l-lysine production by a mutant, WARN 30522. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 113-118.
  227. Ahmed, K. and A.R. Shakoori, 2002. Vibrio cholerae El Tor, Ogawa 01 as the main etiological agent of the two major outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, Gilgit. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 73-80.
  228. Ahmed, K. and A.R. Shakoori, 2002. Vibrio cholerae AI Tor, Ogawa 01 as the main etiological agent of the two major outbearks of gastroenteritis in the northern areas of Pakistan. J. Health Popul. Nutr., 20: 96-97.
  229. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, M.I. Choudhary, S.A. Hussain and M.A. Ikram et al., 2002. Mammalian lectins: A review. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 81-100.
  230. Ahmad, I., D.C. Hoessli, M. Saleem, Z. Saeed, A.R. Shakoori and Nasir-Ud-Din, 2002. Integrins: Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion molecules: A review. Pak. J. Zool., 34: 339-358.
  231. Shakoori, F.R. and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Danitol induced retarded body growth and haematological and biochemical abnormalities in the Chicks of Gallus domesticus. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 323-332.
  232. Shakoori, A.R., S. Munir, K.A. Mujeeb and F.R. Shakoori, 2001. Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria isolated from industrial effluents, as potential bioremediator of industrial wastewater. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci., 38: 97-110.
  233. Saleem, M.A., S.S. Ali, M. Ashfaq, R. Hussain and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Synergistic effects of permethrin and cypermethrin on the toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis in the adult beetles of Tribolium castaneum. Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 16: 9-22.
  234. Saleem, M.A., M. Ashfaq, S.S. Ali, R. Hussain and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Effect of permethrium and cypermethrin on the toxicity of Gamma-HCH II. Studies on some biochemical components of adult beeltes of T. castaneum. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 333-340.
  235. Rehman, A., and A. R. Shakoori, 2001. Heavy metal resistance chlorella spp., isolated from tannery effluents, and their role in remediation of hexavalent chromium in industrial waste water. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol, 66: 542-547.
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  236. Rehman, A. and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Accumulation and reduction of hexavalent chromium by Suaeda fruticosa and Trianthma mongyna. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 341-342.
  237. Nadeem, S., A. Ikram, S.M. Rana, N. Yaqoob, M.J. Qureshi and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Enhanced l-lysine production by an Escherichia coli mutant WARN 30522 after MNNG treatment. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 3: 448-450.
  238. Muneer, B., Q. Latif, K. Ahmad, S.S. Ali and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Microbiological assessment of drinking water supply in University of the Punjab. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 61-68.
  239. Mahboob, S., K.U. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Some pathological changes in rabbits assocviate with nitrate and nitrite pollution. Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 16: 23-26.
  240. Mahboob, S., A.N. Sheri, A.R. Shakoori, S.H. Raza and S. Andleeb, 2001. Effect of nitrate and nitrite pollution on some haematological parameters of rabbits. Pak. J. Agric. Sci., 38: 44-46.
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  241. Kazmi, F., M.A. Hafeez and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Toxicity of a sublethal dose of the organophosfphate, chlorpyriphos, in Sparague-Dawley rats: Biochemical and morpho-histopatholigcal effects on liver floolowing short term exposure. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci., 38: 31-40.
  242. Ikram, A., S. Nadeem, S. Bashir, S. Mahboob and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Improvement of Escherichia coli isolate for better l-lysine production through MNNG treatment. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 82-85.
  243. Haq, R.U., A. Rehman and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Survival, culturing adaptation and metal resistance of various rotifers and a gastrotrich (minor phyla) isolated from heavily polluted industrial effluent. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 247-253.
  244. Ali, S.S., K.A. Mujeeb, M.A. Saleem, S. Rashid and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Toxicity of baythroid on various biochemical components of blood in growing chicks of Gallus domesticus. Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 16: 115-126.
  245. Ahmad, B. and A.R. Shakoori, 2001. Isolation and characterization of R-plasmid from antibiotic resistant clinical isolates of Shigella species. Pak. J. Zool., 33: 99-104.