Somatostatin
Somatostatin from the hypothalamus inhibits the pituitary gland's secretion of growth hormone and thyroid stimulating hormone. In addition, somatostatin is produced in the pancreas and inhibits the secretion of other pancreatic hormones such as insulin and glucagon. Somatostatin is secreted by neural cells in the hypothalamus, delta cells in the Pancreas, and D cells in the GI tract.
Somatostatin acts as an inhibitory hormone, meaning that it reduces the activity of other hormones such as the growth hormone and insulin.
Is somatostatin the same as somatotropin?
Growth hormone (GH) is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration. It is also known as somatotropin and is released by the anterior pituitary gland. Somatostatin is a peptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus.[1]