SOMATOSTATINA, s. f. / somatostatine, s. f. / somatostatin. [6r. soma, -utos = corp; statikos = can’, oprefte, de. [a. istanai = 0 pCasa, a face. so. pina; -ina.] Tetradecapeptid hormonal descoperit in hipotalamus, dar prezent $i la nivelul alter tesu-turi si organe (tub digestiv, pancreas etc.). Inhiba secretia hor- monilor somatotrop si tireotrop. Abrev.: GH-IF (initiate de la engl. Growth Hormone Inhibiting Factor)’, GH-RIH (engl. Growth Hormone Releasing Inhibiting Hormone); SRIF (engl. Somatotrophin Releasing Inhibiting Factor). ,
