Does somatostatin in each organ act specifically on that particular organ?
Rats with hypercalcemia induced by injection of vitamin D2 had a decreased thyroid somatostatin content, whereas the somatostatin content in their pancreas was almost within the normal range. This suggests that somatostatin in different organs acts specifically on each particular organ as a local hormone or hormone-like substance.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010179:Pancreas / Q000032:analysis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000032:analysis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000032:analysis
D004872:Ergocalciferols; D013004:Somatostatin; D002118:Calcium