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Somatotropin vs Somatostatin - What's the difference?

somatotropin | somatostatin |

As nouns the difference between somatotropin and somatostatin

is that somatotropin is (biochemistry) a polypeptide growth hormone produced by the human pituitary gland while somatostatin is (hormone) a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.

somatotropin

English

Alternative forms

* somatotrophin

Noun

  • (biochemistry) A polypeptide growth hormone produced by the human pituitary gland.

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    somatostatin

    English

    (wikipedia somatostatin)

    Noun

  • (hormone) A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones.