Somatostatin is produced by_________

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Somatostatin:
Somatostatin is a peptide hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, prolactin, and many secondary hormones.
This inhibitory hormone is produced by neuroendocrine neurons in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Final answer: Somatostatin is produced by hypothalamus

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