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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Neurotransmitter > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Somatostatin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Neuropeptide > Receptors, Somatostatin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Somatostatin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Pancreatic Hormone > Receptors, Somatostatin
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone > Receptors, Somatostatin

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Receptors, Somatostatin  

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  • Cell surface proteins that bind somatostatin and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Somatostatin is a hypothalamic hormone, a pancreatic hormone, and a central and peripheral neurotransmitter. Activated somatostatin receptors on pituitary cells inhibit the release of growth hormone; those on endocrine and gastrointestinal cells regulate the absorption and utilization of nutrients; and those on neurons mediate somatostatin's role as a neurotransmitter.

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  • Receptors, Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Hormone
  • Receptors, SRIH
  • Somatostatin Receptor
  • Somatostatin Receptors
  • SRIH Receptors

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