Somatostatin
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The delta cells of the pancreas secrete somatostatin, which functions to inhibit insulin and glucagon release. Somatostatin is also called growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, and inhibits hormones released from the anterior pituitary gland and gastrointestinal system as well as the pancreas.