Long Acting Somatostatin Analogue: Clinical Potential for Gastrointestinal Disease

Name somatostatin is found throughout the gastrointestinal tract and has a wide variety of biological actions. Nevertheless, its short biological half-life and limited stability necessitate its use via continuous parenteral infusion and, thus, limits its therapeutic usefulness The development of lon...

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Main Author: Richard N. Fedorak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1989-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1989/398524