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A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.
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Somatostatin — (also known as growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or somatotropin release inhibiting factor (SRIF)) is a peptide hormone that regulates the endocrine system and affects neurotransmission and cell proliferation via interaction with G protein … Wikipedia
Somatostatin — Masse/Läng … Deutsch Wikipedia
somatostatin — somatostatin. См. соматостатин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Somatostatin — Somatostatin, in den D Zellen der Langerhans Inseln, im Magen Darmtrakt und im Hypothalamus gebildetes Hormon aus 14 Aminosäuren, das in den Langerhans Inseln die Sekretion von Insulin und Glucagon, im Magen Darmtrakt die Freisetzung von Sekretin … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
somatostatin — [sō΄mə tə stat′ n] n. [ SOMATO + STAT + IN1] a hormone produced mainly in the hypothalamus and pancreas, or prepared synthetically, that inhibits the release of glucagon and insulin from the pancreas: used in treating diabetes … English World dictionary
Somatostatin — A hormone widely distributed throughout the body, especially in the hypothalamus and pancreas, that acts as an important regulator of endocrine and nervous system function by inhibiting the secretion of several other hormones such as growth… … Medical dictionary
Somatostatin — So|ma|to|sta|tin [Kurzw. aus ↑ Somatotropin u. ↑ statin], das; s, e; Syn.: Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Factor/Hormone (SRIF, SRIH), Growth Hormone Release Inhibiting Factor/Hormone (GH RIF/H, GHIF/H): ein Tetradecapeptid vom MG 1638 aus… … Universal-Lexikon
somatostatin — growth hormone release inhibiting factor a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and some extraneural tissues, including the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas (see islets of Langerhans), that acts to inhibit the secretion of many hormones. For… … The new mediacal dictionary
Somatostatin receptor 1 — Somatostatin receptor 1, also known as SSTR1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SSTR1 somatostatin receptor 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6751| accessdate = ] PBB Summary… … Wikipedia
Somatostatin receptor 5 — Somatostatin receptor 5, also known as SSTR5, is a human gene. PBB Summary section title = summary text = Somatostatin acts at many sites to inhibit the release of many hormones and other secretory proteins. The biological effects of somatostatin … Wikipedia
Somatostatin receptor 3 — Somatostatin receptor 3, also known as SSTR3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SSTR3 somatostatin receptor 3| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=6753| accessdate = ] PBB Summary… … Wikipedia
