What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

somatostatin

Somatostatin - What does it mean?

somatostatin | |

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.

Somatostatin vs Octreotide - What's the difference?

somatostatin | octreotide |


As nouns the difference between somatostatin and octreotide

is that somatostatin is a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones while octreotide is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.