[From the intimate to intimacy in social sciences].

Intimacy, situated in time and space and dependent on material conditions, is a recent subject of study in social sciences. It constitutes a category of analysis which provides information on the power relationships running through it. The right to intimacy, seized upon by vulnerable populations, then enables certain practices to be claimed and politicized.

Genetic aspects of Labrador Retriever myopathy.

Labrador Retriever myopathy (LRM) has become a relatively common muscular disease. The objective of our prospective study was to determine by segregation analyses a plausible mode of inheritance within a Labrador Retriever population. Therefore we performed neurological examinations, as well as electromyographic and histopathological evaluations of 58 closely related dogs.