Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Synonyms
D Cell
D Cell, Gastric
D Cells
D Cells, Gastric
D Cells, Pancreatic
Gastric D Cell
Gastric D Cells
Gastric delta Cell
Gastric delta Cells
Pancreatic D Cell
Pancreatic D Cells
Pancreatic delta Cell
Pancreatic delta Cells
Somatostatin Cell
Somatostatin Cells
Somatostatin Secreting Cells
Somatostatin-Secreting Cell
delta Cell
delta Cell, Gastric
delta Cell, Pancreatic
delta Cells
delta Cells, Gastric
delta Cells, Pancreatic
Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner. Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.