Meaning Of The Word Somatostatin
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What's The Definition Of Somatostatin?
somatostatin in American English
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 noun: a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas somatostatin in British English noun: a peptide hormone that prevents the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
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