Preferred Name | somatostatin | |
Synonyms |
growth hormone-release inhibiting factor growth hormone-release inhibiting hormone SRIH somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone |
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Definitions |
A polypeptide hormone produced in the HYPOTHALAMUS, and other tissues and organs. It inhibits the release of growth hormone ( SOMATOTROPIN), and also modulates important physiological functions of the kidney, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract. Somatostatin receptors are widely expressed throughout the body. Somatostatin also acts as a neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous systems. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0100213 |
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database_cross_reference |
MeSH:D013004 |
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definition |
A polypeptide hormone produced in the HYPOTHALAMUS, and other tissues and organs. It inhibits the release of growth hormone ( SOMATOTROPIN), and also modulates important physiological functions of the kidney, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract. Somatostatin receptors are widely expressed throughout the body. Somatostatin also acts as a neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous systems. |
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has_exact_synonym |
growth hormone-release inhibiting factor growth hormone-release inhibiting hormone SRIH somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone |
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label |
somatostatin |
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prefixIRI |
IMR:0100213 |
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prefLabel |
somatostatin |
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