Fasting samples of 1396 apparently healthy, middle class Bengali population of Kolkata, West Bengal were tested for total cholesterol, triglyceddes, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol, over a pedod of three years. The values obtained were (in mg/dl) 190 + 33, 132 + 42, 53 + 10, 116 :!: 30 and 21 + 7 respectively. When these subjects were grouped according to the age and sex, no appreciable difference were observed between most of the groups. Tdglyceride was found to be low and HDL cholesterol was high in women below 30 years when compared with men of similar age. Beyond 60 years, cholesterol level as well as low density lipoprotein cholesterol was found to be gradually increased in case of women. Besides these changes, other minor differences were not statistically significant. It is suggested that the lipid values of the present study should be taken as a base parameters and the clinical evaluation be made on the basis of these finding. KEY WORDSLipid profile, lipoproteins, lipid triad index, epidemiological study.

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According to the glossary of the shenzhen code, a homonym is "A name spelled exactly like another name published for a taxon at the same rank based on a different type…names of subdivisions of the same genus or of infraspecific taxa within the same species that are based on different types and have the same final epithet are homonyms, even if they differ in rank… because the rank-denoting term is not part of the name…" (turland et al., 2018).in this regard, we add that homonyms may be created either unintentionally or deliberately. Although later homonymy usually causes illegitimacy, the provisions on homonymy do not apply to infrafamilial names, such as tribes and simultaneously published homonyms may be legitimate. we illustrate the concepts with a few examples.Regarding the homonymy at the same rank, we provide two examples here. The first example, belonging to the family onagraceae, explains how ludwigia dc. (prodr. 3: 58. 1828) became a later homonym of ludwigia l. (sp. pl. 1: 118. 1753) by exclusion of the type of ludwigia l. the second example, in orchidaceae, explains how Epidendrum l. (sp. pl. 2: 952. 1753) and Epidendrum l. (sp. pl., ed. 2. 2: 1347. 1763) became homonyms because of the provisions of the code on conservation of names from later usage with conserved types and rejection of identical earlier names with different types.the case of ludwigia might be considered as an example of "genuine" homonyms, whereas that of Epidendrum as an example of "artificial" homonyms.HOMONyMy: LEGITIMACy VS. ILLEGITIMACy g. Krishna, 1 a. bhattacharJee, 2,3 anD s. banDyopaDhyay 4 Abstract. Homonyms, if based on different types and recognized at the same rank, may be created either unintentionally or deliberately.Identical infrageneric names of the same genus or identical infraspecific names of the same species may be homonyms, even if they differ in rank. Although later homonymy usually causes illegitimacy, the provisions on homonymy do not apply to infrafamilial names, such as tribes. simultaneously published homonyms may be legitimate.