Optimal dilution of the Somatostatin antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
0.2 mg/mL
Buffer
0.2 mg/mL in 1X PBS with 0.1 mg/mL BSA (US sourced), 0.05 % sodium azide
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
Aliquot the Somatostatin antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Target
Somatostatin (SST)
Alternative Name
Somatostatin
Target Type
Chemical
Background
Somatostatin is a regulatory hormone that is expressed throughout the body and inhibits the release of numerous secondary hormones by binding to highaffinity G protein-coupled somatostatin receptors. This cyclic tetradecapeptide inhibits the secretion of many important hormones, including somatotropin (also designated growth hormone, or GH), Insulin and glucagon. Somatostatin is found in both the hypothalamus and pancreas. Somatostatin is thought to be involved in the regulation of Insulin synthesis. The hormone somatostatin has active 14 amino acid and 28 amino acid forms that are produced by alternate cleavage of the single preproprotein encoded by this gene. In the cerebellum, Somatostatin-14 and Somatostatin-28 are highly expressed at birth and in the adult stage, respectively. Somatostatin affects rates of neurotransmission in the central nervous system and proliferation of both normal and tumorigenic cells. The gene encoding Somatostatin maps to human chromosome 3q27.3.