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Cells > Epithelial Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Cells > Endocrine Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Endocrine System > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Islets of Langerhans > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Digestive System > Pancreas > Islets of Langerhans > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Tissues > Membranes > Mucous Membrane > Gastric Mucosa > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells

Preferred term

Somatostatin-Secreting Cells  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner. Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.

Entry terms

  • D Cells
  • delta Cells
  • Somatostatin Cells

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