somatostatinergic

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English

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Etymology

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From somatostatin +‎ -ergic.

Adjective

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somatostatinergic (not comparable)

  1. Produced or activated by a somatostatin.
    • 2015 October 14, “Standardised Resting Time Prior to Blood Sampling and Diurnal Variation Associated with Risk of Patient Misclassification: Results from Selected Biochemical Components”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      TSH is as mentioned earlier pulsatile secreted and the TSH-releasing hormone from hypothalamus as well as dopaminergic and somatostatinergic mechanisms controls this secretion.