somatostatinergic

adjective

Produced or activated by a somatostatin.

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Meanings

adjectivesomatostatinergic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProduced or activated by a somatostatin.

    TSH is as mentioned earlier pulsatile secreted and the TSH-releasing hormone from hypothalamus as well as dopaminergic and somatostatinergic mechanisms controls this secretion.

    2015 October 14, “Standardised Resting Time Prior to Blood Sampling and Diurnal Variation Associated with Risk of Patient Misclassification: Results from Selected Biochemical Components”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From somatostatin + -ergic.

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