Objective—Somatostatin (SST ... consistent with a role for SST in regulating α- and β-cell function. However, the specific intraislet function of δ-cell SST remains uncertain.

Agents that directly lower ACTH secretion by a pituitary adenoma represent an attractive option for the treatment of Cushing's disease, as these drugs directly target the pathogenesis of disease.

Ariceum Therapeutics (Ariceum), a private biotech company developing radiopharmaceutical products for the diagnosis ...

The gene neuropilin2 regulates inhibitory neuron migration and excitatory neuron connections, essential for balanced brain ...

Endocrinology specialist Dr Preethi Dissanayake discusses this uncommon presentation, in the latest in our series on ...

She initially received a long-acting somatostatin analog (octreotide ... Figure 2: Liver function analytes and chromogranin A values during treatment. Figure 3: Photomicrograph of a liver biopsy ...

Scientists have identified neurons that are active when mouse pups interact with their mothers, appearing to reduce their distress. The same neurons may also be involved in human mother-child bonding.

The methods established for evaluation of GI motor and biochemical function in vivo include luminal pressure recordings which determine the contractile pattern in a gut region by measuring the force ...

The image of positronium properties created in the patient’s body during PET examination tells about the inter- and intra-molecular structure of the tissue and the concentration of bio-active ...

In the postpubertal animal, androgens and estrogens modulate hypothalamic somatostatin (SS) and GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) synthesis, respectively. These effects may be direct as SS neurons ...