单词 | somatostatin |
释义 | somatostatin /seuh mat'euh stat"n, soh'meuh teuh-/, n. Biochem. a polypeptide hormone, produced in the brain and pancreas, that inhibits secretion of somatotropin from the hypothalamus and inhibits insulin production by the pancreas. [1973; SOMATO(TROPIN) + stat-, extracted from deverbal derivs. of L stare to STAND, stop (cf. STATUS) + -IN2] |
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