Vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumour contains high density of somatostatin receptors

Lancet. 1987 Mar 28;1(8535):741-2. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)90375-8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Islet Cell / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Octreotide
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Neurotransmitter / analysis*
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Somatostatin / analogs & derivatives
  • Somatostatin / pharmacology
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / metabolism*
  • Vipoma / metabolism*

Substances

  • Receptors, Neurotransmitter
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Somatostatin
  • Octreotide