《英文msh词典》Somatostatin Receptor
[入口词] Somatostatin Receptor
[主题词] Receptors,Somatostatin
[英文释义] Cell surface proteins that bind somatostatin and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Somatostatin is a hypothalamic hormone,a pancreatic hormone,and a central and peripheral neurotransmitter. Activated somatostatin receptors on pituitary cells inhibit the release of growth hormone; those on endocrine and gastrointestinal cells regulate the absorption and utilization of nutrients; and those on neurons mediate somatostatin's role as a neurotransmitter.