somatostatin
Somatostatin is a hormone produced by the body that regulates the release of various other hormones, particularly growth hormone, insulin, and glucagon.
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Related Concepts (18)
- clinical applications of somatostatin
- counterregulatory hormones
- effects of somatostatin on the gastrointestinal system
- genetic variations in somatostatin gene expression
- glucagon
- hyperinsulinemia
- receptors for somatostatin
- role of somatostatin in neuroendocrine signaling
- role of somatostatin in regulating growth hormone secretion
- somatostatin analogs
- somatostatin and glucose metabolism
- somatostatin and immune regulation
- somatostatin and insulin regulation
- somatostatin and neurotransmitter release
- somatostatin and pancreatic function
- somatostatin and the endocrine system
- somatostatin and thyroid function
- somatostatin and tumor growth inhibition
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