Somatostatin
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Acromegaly p. 345
somatostatin analogs for p. 335
somatostatin for p. 362
Carcinoid syndrome p. 356, 592
somatostatin for p. 362
Δ cells
somatostatinomas of p. 357
somatostatin production p. 380
Glucagon p. 335
somatostatin and p. 380
somatostatinomas and p. 357
Glucagonomas p. 358
somatostatin for p. 364
Growth hormone (GH) p. 340, 364
somatostatin p. 343
Insulin p. 335
somatostatin and p. 380
somatostatinomas and p. 357
Pepsinogen
somatostatin and p. 380
Somatostatin
glucagon and p. 335
hypothalamic/pituitary drugs p. 364
hypothalamic-pituitary hormones p. 334
production of p. 337
regulatory substances p. 380
secretory cell locations p. 382
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Somatostatin is a peptide hormone that is produced and secreted by several different cells in the body, such as in the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract, the hypothalamus, and the central nervous system.
Somatostatin acts as an inhibitory hormone, meaning that it reduces the activity of other hormones such as the growth hormone and insulin. It is also involved in slowing down the activity of the digestive system, by inhibiting the secretion of gastric hormones (e.g. gastrin and cholecystokinin) and decreasing gastrointestinal motility.
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