Somatostatin receptor
| Somatostatin receptor | |
|---|---|
| Term | Somatostatin receptor |
| Short definition | Somatostatin receptor - (pronounced) (soh-MA-toh-STA-tin reh-SEP-ter) protein on the surface of cells that binds to a hormone called somatostatin, which helps control other hormones in the body. Somatostatin receptors are found on many different cell types, and they can also be found in higher than normal amounts on some types of cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Somatostatin receptor - (pronounced) (soh-MA-toh-STA-tin reh-SEP-ter) protein on the surface of cells that binds to a hormone called somatostatin, which helps control other hormones in the body. Somatostatin receptors are found on many different cell types, and they can also be found in higher than normal amounts on some types of cancer cells. Knowing the amount of somatostatin receptors in tumor tissue can be helpful in diagnosing cancer and planning treatment
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