somatostatin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones

/ˌsəʊ.mət.ə(ʊ)ˈstæt.ɪn/ /soʊˌmæt.əˈstæt.ən/

somatostatin somatostatins

From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) + statin.

growth hormone-inhibiting hormone GHIH

prosomatostatin somatostatinergic somatostatinoma

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