Proceedings of the International Conference on Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases, held September 26-28, 2002, in Berlin, Germany.

Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidases exert a potent modulatory role at an interface between immune mechanisms, metabolic responses and neuroendocrine pathways. Experimental models and clinical studies addressing the role of these enzymes and the effect of specific inhibitors pave the way to novel therapeutic concepts in immunology, rheumatology, oncology, reproductive medicine and diabetes.

Leading experts in this field have contributed to this book which...

My interest in the archaeology of the Scottish Highlands began long before I had any formal training in the subject. Growing up on the eastern fringes of the southern Highlands, close to Loch Lomond, it was not hard stumble across ruined buildings, old field boundaries, and other traces of everyday life in the past. This is especially true if you spend much time, as I have done, climbing the nearby mountains and walking and driving through the various glens that give access into the Highlands. At the time, I had no real understanding of these remains, simply accepting them as being built and...

Reveals the importance of social networks and identities to defining Highland Scots' engagements with Empire and its lasting legacies A central, reliable and readable reference point for study of a topic that will interest a wide range of scholars and the reading public internationally Individual chapters that will suit individual specialisms, while still being accessible to readers from other disciplines/professions Innovative and topical commentaries which are highly readable, provocative and agenda-setting Important (re)considerations of neglected and/or understudied perspectives and...