Somatostatin

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Srikant, Coimbatore B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Series: Endocrine Updates, 24
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Thirty years have passed since somatostatin was discovered and its hormonal function defined [1,2]. The wide range of anatomical distribution and actions of somatostatin and its receptors stimulated intense scientific and clinical interest, and fostered extensive research into all aspects of its bio...