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Somatostatin receptors
Introduction
There are five known somatostatin receptors:[1]
All are G protein-coupled seven transmembrane receptors.
References
References
- ↑ Hoyer D, Bell GI, Berelowitz M, Epelbaum J, Feniuk W, Humphrey PP, O’Carroll AM, Patel YC, Schonbrunn A, Taylor JE (1995). “Classification and nomenclature of somatostatin receptors”. Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 16 (3): 86–8. doi:10.1016/S0165-6147(00)88988-9. PMID 7792934.
External links
External links
- IUPHAR Receptor Database – Somatostatin Receptors
- Somatostatin+Receptor at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]