Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner. Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.
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D Cells; Gastric D Cells; Gastric delta Cells; Pancreatic D Cells; Somatostatin Cells; D Cell; D Cell, Gastric; D Cells, Gastric; D Cells, Pancreatic; Gastric D Cell; Gastric delta Cell; Pancreatic D Cell; Pancreatic delta Cell; Somatostatin Cell; Somatostatin Secreting Cells; Somatostatin-Secreting Cell; delta Cell; delta Cell, Gastric; delta Cell, Pancreatic; delta Cells, Gastric; delta Cells, Pancreatic; Pancreatic delta Cells; delta Cells
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