Distribution of some erythrocytary enzymes in the Piaroa Indians of Venezuela. [PDF]
Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies, 1992 Eight enzyme gene markers were studied in a sample of Piaroa Indians of Venezuela. ADA, DIA, PGD and AK markers seemed to be non-polymorphic whereas the following markers were found to be polymorphic: ACP1, where the only common electrophoretic alleles present were ACP1*A and ACP1*B (.955); ESD (ESD*1 = .781); PGM1 (PGM1*1 = .736) for which the ...
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The Piaroa subject marking system and its diachrony
Journal of Historical Linguistics, 2018AbstractPiaroa, a member of the Sáliban language family, is spoken on both sides of the Colombian-Venezuelan border. Based on unpublished fieldwork data for Mako and Piaroa and published Piaroa and Sáliba data, this article focuses on the Piaroa subject marking system and its origins.
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Piaroa Sorcery and the Navigation of Negative Affect: To Be Aware, To Turn Away [PDF]
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Indigenous Shifting Cultivation and the New Amazonia: A Piaroa Example of Economic Articulation
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The Conquistadors of the Jungle: Images of the Spanish Soldier in Piaroa Cosmology [PDF]
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Reassessing the Cultural and Psychopharmacological Significance ofBanisteriopsis caapi: Preparation, Classification and Use Among the Piaroa of Southern Venezuela [PDF]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2008 Recent attention to the monoamine oxidase inhibiting properties of Banisteriopsis caapi's harmala alkaloids has precluded a balanced assessment of B. caapi's overall significance to indigenous South American societies.
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Variability of the CD4 and F13A1 short tandem repeats in Corsicans, Sardinians and Piaroa Indians. [PDF]
Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies, 1996 This paper presents allele frequencies of two short tandem repeats (CD4 and F13A1) in three anthropologically defined populations: Sardinians (Italy), Corsicans (France) and Piaroa Indians (Venezuela). The comparison shows some relevant differences both in number and distribution of the CD4 and F13A1 alleles.
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5. On Knowing and Not Knowing: the Many Valuations of Piaroa Local Knowledge
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Snuff Synergy: Preparation, Use and Pharmacology ofYopoandBanisteriopsis CaapiAmong the Piaroa of Southern Venezuela [PDF]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2002 Current understanding of the preparation and use of yopo, a hallucinogenic snuff made from the ground seeds of the Anadenanthera peregrina tree, has departed little from the accounts of scientists and travellers made over a century ago.
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