💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Samatostatin"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| somatostainnoun | Misspelling of somatostatin. [(biochemistry) A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones] |
| somatostatinnoun | (biochemistry) A cyclopeptide hormone, secreted by the pancreas, that inhibits the production of certain other hormones |
| preprosomatostatinnoun | (biochemistry) A precursor of prosomatostatin |
| somatocrininnoun | (biochemistry) A hormone, produced in the hypothalamus, that promotes the secretion of growth hormones. |
| allatostatinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea |
| melanostatinnoun | (biochemistry) Melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin). |
| follostatinnoun | Misspelling of follistatin. [(biochemistry) A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin] |
| endostainnoun | Misspelling of endostatin. [(biochemistry) A protein which inhibits the formation of the blood vessels that supply tumours.] |
| gonodotropinnoun | Misspelling of gonadotropin. [Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.] |
| corticostatinnoun | A peptide that inhibits secretion of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands |
| somatoliberinnoun | (biochemistry) Somatocrinin. |
| somatolactinnoun | (biochemistry) A protein related to somatotropin and prolactin |
| hystatinnoun | Misspelling of histatin. [Any of a class of antimicrobial and antifungal histidine-rich proteins found in saliva.] |
| somatotrophnoun | (biology) One of a set of cells, in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that produces the growth hormone somatotropin. |
| statinnoun | (pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis. |
| oxyntomodulinnoun | (biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone found to suppress appetite. |
| myostatinnoun | (biochemistry) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue. |
| chromostatinnoun | (biochemistry) A secretory protein, derived from chromogranin, that modulates catecholamine secretion |
| secretinenoun | Alternative form of secretin. [(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity] |
| somatremnoun | An analogue of human growth hormone (human somatotropin), almost molecularly identical except for a minor difference at certain amino acid residues. Produced recombinantly. Mostly superseded in current practice by somatropin, which is also molecularly similar to the endogenous hormone (i.e., slightly more so). |
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