Somatostatin causes all except
Correct Answer: Stimulates gastrin secretion
Description: Somatostatin (also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or somatotropin release-inhibiting factor(SRIF)) or somatotropin release-inhibiting In the anterior pituitary gland, the effects of somatostatin are:Inhibit the release of growth hormone (GH) (thus opposing the effects of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH))Inhibit the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH)It is induced by low pH.Inhibit adenylyl cyclase in parietal cells.Ref: Ganong&;s review of medical physiology;24th edition; page no-472
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