1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780385703321

Autore

Davies Carole Boyce

Titolo

Black women, writing, and identity : migrations of the subject / / Carole Boyce Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-85522-2

1-134-85523-0

1-280-10553-4

0-203-20140-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/9287/08996073

Soggetti

American literature - African American authors - History and criticism

English literature - Foreign countries - History and criticism

American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

English literature - Black authors - History and criticism

English literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Identity (Psychology) in literature

African Americans in literature

Authorship - Sex differences

Black people in literature

Women and literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOKCOVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1  INTRODUCTION: MIGRATORY SUBJECTIVITIES; 2  NEGOTIATING THEORIES OR "GOING A PIECE OF THE WAY WITH THEM"; 3  DECONSTRUCTING AFRICAN FEMALE SUBJECTIVITIES; 4  FROM "POST-COLONIALITY" TO UPRISING TEXTUALITIES; 5  WRITING HOME; 6  MOBILITY, EMBODIMENT AND RESISTANCE; 7  OTHER TONGUES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Black Women Writing and Identity is an exciting work by one of the most imaginative and acute writers around. The book explores a complex and fascinating set of interrelated issues, establishing the significance of such wide-ranging subjects as: * re-mapping, re-



naming and cultural crossings * tourist ideologies and playful world travelling * gender, heritage and identity * African women's writing and resistance to domination * marginality, effacement and decentering * gender, language and the politics of location Carole Boyce-Davies is at the forefront of

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996201390003316

Titolo

Medizinische Genetik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gräfelfing : , : Demeter

Heidelberg : , : Springer

ISSN

1863-5490

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

576.5

Soggetti

Medical genetics

Human genetics

Bioethics

Chromosome abnormalities

Genetic disorders

Chromosome Aberrations

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Genetics, Medical

Génétique médicale

Génétique humaine

Bioéthique

Aberrations chromosomiques

Maladies génétiques

Medische genetica

Periodical

Fulltext

Internet Resources.

Periodicals.

periodicals.

Périodiques.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

"Mitteilungsblatt des Berufsverbandes Medizinische Genetik e.V."

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910161649203321

Autore

Shane A. Liddelow

Titolo

Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Brain Barrier Mechanisms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Soggetti

Neurosciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The brain functions within an internal environment that is determined and controlled by morphological structures and cellular mechanisms present at interfaces between the brain and the rest of the body. In vertebrates these interfaces are across cerebral blood vessels (blood-brain barrier) choroid plexuses (blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier) and pia-arachnoid. There is a CSF-brain barrier in the neuroepithelium lining the ventricular system that is only present in embryos. There is now substantial evidence that many brain barrier mechanisms develop early and that in some cases they are functionally more active and even more specialized compared to adult barriers. Therefore barriers in developing brain should be viewed as adapted appropriately for the growing brain and not, as is still widely believed, immature. Considerable advances in our understanding of these barrier mechanisms have come from studies of the developing brain and invertebrates. A striking aspect, to be highlighted in this special edition, is that many of the molecular mechanisms in these very diverse species are similar despite differences in the cellular composition of the



interfaces. This Frontiers Topic comprises articles in three sections: Original studies, Reviews and Myths & Misconceptions. Original articles provide new information on molecular and cellular barrier mechanisms in developing brains of primates, including human embryos (Brøchner et al., Ek et al., Errede et al.), rodents (Bauer et al., Liddelow, Strazielle & Ghersi-Egea, Saunders et al., Whish et al.), chick (Bueno et al.) and zebrafish (Henson et al.) as well as studies in drosophila (Hindle & Bainton, De Salvo et al., Limmer et al.). The Reviews section includes evolutionary perspectives of the blood-brain and blood-CSF barriers (Bueno et al., Bill & Korzh). There are also detailed reviews of the current state of understanding of different interfaces and their functional mechanisms in developing brain (Bauer et al., Strazielle & Gjersi-Egea, Liddelow, Richardson et al., Errede et al., Henson et al., Brøchner et al.) and in invertebrates (Hindle & Bainton, De Salvo et al., Limmer et al). Different aspects of the relationship between properties of the internal environment of the brain and its development are discussed. (Stolp & Molnar, Johansson, Prasongchean et al.). A neglected area, namely barriers over the surface of the brain during development is also covered (Brøchner et al.). Clinically related perspectives on barrier disruption in neonatal stroke are provided by Kratzer et al. and other aspects of dysfunction by Morretti et al. and by Palmeta et al. on the continuing problem of bilirubin toxicity. Progress in this field is hampered by many prevailing myths about barrier function, combined with methodologies that are not always appropriately selected or interpreted. These are covered in the Misconceptions, Myths and Methods section, including historical aspects and discussion of the paracellular pathway, a central dogma of epithelial and endothelial biology (Saunders et al.) and a review of markers used to define brain barrier integrity in development and in pathological conditions (Saunders et al.). Use of inappropriate markers has caused considerable confusion and unreliable interpretation in many published studies. Torbett et al. deal with the complexities of the new field of applying proteomics to understanding blood-brain barrier properties as do Huntley at al. with respect to applying modern high throughput gene expression methods (Huntley et al.). The Editorial summarizes the contributions from all authors. This includes mention of some the main unanswered but answerable questions in the field and what the impediments to progress may be.