somatostatin |
|
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 |
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.