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Pancreatic Hormones

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Definition: Peptide hormones secreted into the blood by cells in the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS of the pancreas. The alpha cells secrete glucagon; the beta cells secrete insulin; the delta cells secrete somatostatin; and the PP cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide.  /biosyn /physiol permitted   
See Also Receptors, Pancreatic Hormone
Examples Insulins; Proglucagon; Pancreatic Polypeptide; Somatostatin 		Other names Hormones, Pancreatic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
pancreastatin-16  0   *Pancreatic Hormones *Peptide Fragments. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1998;106(3):178-82
pancreastatin (33-49)  0   *Pancreatic Hormones *Peptide Fragments. Regul Pept 1991 Oct 29;36(2):283-97
pancreastatin-29  113817-19-9   *Pancreatic Hormones *Peptide Fragments. Peptides 1991;12(3):499
pancreastatin-52  111364-77-3   *Pancreatic Hormones. Peptides 1991;12(3):499
pancreastatin  106477-83-2   *Pancreatic Hormones. Nature 1986;324(6096):476
somatotropin releasing hormone (1-37)  0   *Peptide Fragments *Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Pancreatic Hormones. Gann 1983;74(6):814
somatotropin releasing hormone (1-44)amide  0   *Peptide Fragments Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone/*analogs & derivatives Pancreatic Hormones. Gann 1983;74(6):814
vagotonin  37349-92-1   *Pancreatic Extracts Pancreatic Hormones. Ann Pharm Fr 30(11):745;1973

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