Cell surface proteins that bind somatostatin and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Somatostatin is a hypothalamic hormone, a pancreatic hormone, and a central and peripheral neurotransmitter. Activated somatostatin receptors on pituitary cells inhibit the release of growth hormone; those on endocrine and gastrointestinal cells regulate the absorption and utilization of nutrients; and those on neurons mediate somatostatin's role as a neurotransmitter.

Descriptor ID	D017481
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.543.750.695.850 D12.776.543.750.720.600.760 D12.776.543.750.750.555.760 D12.776.543.750.750.580.720 D12.776.543.750.750.700.800
Concept/Terms	Receptors, Somatostatin Receptors, Somatostatin Somatostatin Receptors SRIH Receptors Receptors, Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Hormone Receptors, SRIH Somatostatin Receptor Receptor, Somatostatin

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