Octreotide

Related Terms:

growth hormone insulin glucagon pharmacological inhibitor octapeptide potent octreoscan somatostatin

Noun

Definition: An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the natural hormone.

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