Somatostatin is secreted by which gland among the following?

Hypothalamus

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Pituitary

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Pineal

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Thyroid

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Solution

The correct option is A Hypothalamus
Somatostatin is produced by neuroendocrine neurons of the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. Somatostatin is released from neurosecretory nerve endings into the hypothalamo-hypophyseal system through neuron axons. Somatostatin is then carried to the anterior pituitary gland, where it inhibits the secretion of growth hormone from somatotrope cells.

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