Overexpression and Functional Relevance of Somatostatin Receptor-1, -2, and -5 in Endometrium and Endometriotic Lesions
Author(s) -
Alessandro Fasciani,
Paolo Quilici,
Ennio Biscaldi,
Marina Inés Flamini,
Anna Fioravanti,
Paola Orlandi,
Jolanda Oliviero,
F Repetti,
Roberto Bandelloni,
Romano Danesi,
Tommaso Simoncini,
Guido Bocci
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0397
Subject(s) - somatostatin receptor , somatostatin , endometriosis , medicine , endometrium , endocrinology , octreotide , receptor
Somatostatin plays a role in physiological and pathological cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Five subtypes of somatostatin receptors have been identified, and the therapeutic use of somatostatin receptor-selective agonists has been reported in several diseases.
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