somatostatin

so·mat·o·stat·in

 (sō-măt′ə-stăt′n, sō′mə-tə-)

n.

A polypeptide hormone produced chiefly by the hypothalamus that inhibits the secretion of various other hormones, such as somatotropin, glucagon, insulin, thyrotropin, and gastrin.

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[somato(tropin) + -stat + -in.]

somatostatin

(ˌsəʊmətəˈstætɪn)

n

(Biochemistry) a peptide hormone that prevents the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

[C20: from somato- + -stat + -in]

so•mat•o•stat•in

(səˌmæt əˈstæt n)

n.

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 + -in¹]