in the present communication , synthetic somatostatin , a hypothalamic factor which has a known inhibitory effect on the release of growth hormone , thyroid-stimulating hormone , prolactin , insulin and glucagon in man and other mammals , was found to have an inhibitory effect on limb and tail regeneration in adult diemictylus viridescens , when the newts were treated with a daily dose of 3-5 or 15 microgram/animal for a period of 34 days post-amputation .
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