Table 2

Binding affinities of somatostatin-14 and octreotide to somatostatin receptor subtypes SSTR 1 to SSTR 520

Receptor subtype
SSTR 1SSTR 2SSTR 3SSTR 4SSTR 5
+ +, high affinity; +, moderate affinity; —, does not bind
Somatostatin-14+ ++ ++ ++ ++ +
Octreotide+ +++ +