Open AccessSomatostatin receptor 1–5; expression profiles during rat development
Author(s) -
Eva Ludvigsen,
Carina Carlsson,
Eva Tiensuu Janson,
Stellan Sandler,
Mats Stridsberg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2015.1035413
Subject(s) - somatostatin receptor 2 , somatostatin receptor , somatostatin , somatostatin receptor 1 , endocrinology , medicine , pancreas , glucagon , immunohistochemistry , immunostaining , biology , messenger rna , hormone , gene , biochemistry
Somatostatin acts through five receptor subtypes (SSTRs 1-5). We aimed to investigate SSTRs mRNA expression and protein distribution in whole rat embryos, with special emphasis on the pancreas.