See Also: growth hormone inhibiting hormone(medicine)
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH)(health)
growth hormone-releasing hormone(medicine)
growth hormone-regulating hormone(medicine)
Mullerian-inhibiting hormone(health)
msh release-inhibiting hormone(medicine)
prolactin-inhibiting hormone(medicine)
prolactin release-inhibiting hormone(medicine)
somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone(medicine)
pituitary hormone release inhibiting hormones(medicine)

cap. (iou) and growth hormone inhibiting hormone (medicine)


cap. (iou)



cap. noun. [kap] Also cap (no point). M19.
[Abbreviation.]
A capital letter.
small cap: see SMALL adjective.

growth hormone inhibiting hormone (medicine)


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somatostatin
<protein> Gastrointestinal and hypothalmic peptide hormone (two forms: 14 and 28 residues), found in gastric mucosa, pancreatic islets, nerves of the gastrointestinal tract, in posterior pituitary and in the central nervous system. Inhibits gastric secretion and motility: in hypothalamus/pituitary inhibits somatotropin release.