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somatotropin-release inhibiting factor
somatotropin-release inhibiting factor Somatotropin-release inhibiting factor is a peptide, also called somatostatin, that suppresses the release of growth hormone from the pituitary.
Somatotropin-release inhibiting factor is a peptide, also called somatostatin, that suppresses the release of growth hormone from the pituitary. It is found in the nervous system, gut, and other organs, where it also helps regulate the release of several other hormones and can act in neural signaling.