For Somatostatin we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Anti Aging, Diabetes, Health and Lymphoma.

Somatostatin (Anti Aging)

Gastrointestinal and hypothalmic peptide hormone (two forms: 14 and 28 residues), found in gastric mucosa, pancreatic islets, nerves of the gastrointestinal tract, in posterior pituitary and in the central nervous system. Inhibits gastric secretion and motility: in hypothalamus/pituitary inhibits somatotropin release.

Somatostatin (Diabetes)

A hormone made by the delta cells of the pancreas (in areas called the islets of Langerhans). Scientists think it may control how the body secretes two other hormones, insulin and glucagon.

Somatostatin (Health)

Hormone in the pancreas that helps tell the body when to make the hormones insulin, glucagon, gastrin, secretin, and renin.

Somatostatin (Lymphoma)

A substance that stops the release of certain hormones.

Similar

Browse words that start with:

• So
• Som
• Soma
• Somat
• Somatostatin

Browse All Terms by First Letter

Term Search