Name

Somatostatin

Alternate Names

GH-RIF
GH-RIH
Growth hormone release-inhibiting factor
Growth hormone release-inhibiting hormone
Hypothalamic hormone
Reducin
Somatropin release-inhibiting factor
SRIF
Stilamin

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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