Cortistatin (neuropeptide)
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Not to be confused with the steroids also called cortistatins (chemical structures: cortistatin A, C, and J).
Cortistatin is a neuropeptide that is expressed in inhibitory neurons of the cerebral cortex, and which has a strong structural similarity to somatostatin. Unlike somatostatin, when infused into the brain, it enhances slow-wave sleep. It binds to sites in the cortex, hippocampus and the amygdala.
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