The hormone which inhibits the secretion of insulin and glucagon is

Cholecystokinin

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Secretin

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Somatostatin

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Gastrin

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The correct option is C
Somatostatin

Delta cells (D cells) present in the Islet of Langerhans (pancreas), secrete the hormone somatostatin. Somatostatin inhibits the secretion of glucagon and insulin. Somatostatin is a growth inhibiting hormone secreted by hypothalamus.

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