“…Somatostatin- 14 and bombesin were purchased from Peninsula Laboratories, Inc. (Belmont, CA). Pertussis toxin (PT),' gentamicin, Hepes, dibutyryl cAMP (DbcAMP), chloroquine, isobutyl methylxanthine (IMX), alpha methyldopa, aminooxyacetic acid, 4-deoxypyridoxine, L-amino acids, amines, hydrocortisone, crude collagenase type I, and EDTA were purchased from Sigma Chemical Co. (St. Louis, MO).…”