Distribution pattern of somatostatin and cortistatin mRNA in human central and peripheral tissues

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BACKGROUND: Somatostatin receptors (sst) and their endogenous ligand, somatostatin (SS), are widely expressed throughout the human body. Recently, the cDNA of a novel SS-like peptide, named cortistatin (CST), has been cloned. This CST was found to be expressed in more restricted areas, like brain cortex, testes, kidney, stomach and leucocytes. Further studies demonstrated a selective expression of CST in tissues...

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