Somatostatin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A polypeptide hormone produced chiefly by the hypothalamus that inhibits the secretion of various other hormones, such as somatotropin, glucagon, insulin, thyrotropin, and gastrin.
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  • n. A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.
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    "But then there was a seminar describing the synthesis and cloning of a gene for somatostatin."
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