Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Featuring chapters from specialists in endocrinology, physiology, pathology, and nuclear medicine, this book provides a multidisciplinary approach to a wide variety of issues concerning somatostatin and its analogues. The book: -Provides the most up-to-date coverage of somatostatin analog use in diagnostic and therapy -Integrating the specialties of endocrinology, physiology, pathology, and nuclear medicine, providing the multidisciplinary approach to the topic -Focuses on future applications, novel compounds, and areas for further research -Covers topics by authors who are renowned experts and researchers in the field.