SSTR5
(redirected from somatostatin receptor subtype 5)SSTR5
A gene on chromosome 16p13.3 that encodes a G protein-coupled somatostatin receptor for somatostatin-28 and, to a lesser extent, for somatostatin-14. It is expressed in adult pituitary gland, heart, small intestine, adrenal gland, cerebellum and foetal hypothalamus.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.