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Somatostatin and Brain Aging

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Molecular Mechanisms of Aging

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In the past decade a rapid progress has been achieved in the isolation and characterization of a number of bioactive peptides from the brain, mostly from the hypothalamus, and the gastrointestinal tract. These peptides are known to influence and regulate many physiological processes in a variety of animal and human tissues. One of the peptides, that has received increasing attention in recent years, is somatostatin.

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Schettini, G., Florio, T., Ventra, C., Postiglione, A. (1990). Somatostatin and Brain Aging. In: Beyreuther, K., Schettler, G. (eds) Molecular Mechanisms of Aging. Veröffentlichungen aus der Geomedizinischen Forschungsstelle der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, vol 1990 / 1990/2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84224-5_12

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