Name
Somatostatin
Alternate Names
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Growth hormone releasing hormone inhibitor. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
None
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
Growth hormone release inhibiting factor; primarily produced by the and by the delta cells of the pancreatic islets; they inhibit release of growth hormone, thyrotropin, and corticotropin by the adenohypophysis, of insulin and glucagon by the pancreas, of gastrin by the gastric mucosa, of secretin by the intestinal mucosa, and of renin by the kidney
Coding
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