Department of Anatomy

1.  Faculty members and their research interest:

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2.  No. of Post-graduate admissions per year:    

i)    M.S      - 2

ii)   Ph.D    - 2

3.  Highlights of patient care provided :

§         The department has cytogenetic laboratory which is performing special investigations viz., chromosomal analysis and diagnosis of congenital diseases, needed by clinical departments.

§         Funeral embalming is performed on request from Nationals & International citizens. 

4.  Special equipments available:

Image analysis system, Cryostat, Fluorescent microscope, Embalming machine, Automatic knife sharpener, Direct projector, Multi media projector 

5.  Major research activities:

v      Effect of exogenous melatonin on thymosis Alhpa 1 synthesis and release in albino rats – (UGC funded)

v      Ghrelin, puberty, insulin resistance and type II Diabetes Mellitus – The role and 

             mechanism of action of exogenous Ghrelin in pre-pubertal albino rats(UGC funded).

v      Congenital anomalies of central nervous system in stillborn fetuses.

v      A study of arterial supply of palate in stillborn fetuses with and without cleft palate.

v      Cytogenetic study in infants with congenital malformations.

v      A study of anthropometric profile in children with Downs’ syndrome.

v      Anatomy of inguinal canal in patients with inguinal hernia and in cadavers.

v      Congenital anomalies of digestive system in still born fetuses.

v      Effect of stress on protrate gland and seminal vesicles of young rats..