AIIMS 2003
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2003
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
AIIMS 2003 · Zoology · Chemical Coordination and Integration
The source of somatostatin is same as that of
The source of somatostatin is same as that of
Options
- Athyroxine and calcitonin
- Binsulin and glucagon
- Csomatotropin and prolactin
- Dvasopresin and oxytocin.
Correct answer
D. vasopresin and oxytocin.
Step-by-step solution
The source of somatostatin is same that of vasopressin and oxytocin. Somatostatin is produced from hypothalamus (somatostatin neuron) and oxytocin and vasopressin are also produced in the nuclei of hypothalamus, though later they are stored and released from posterior pituitary.