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Regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
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aldosterone
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
isolated 1953, named with -one + elements of aldehyde , sterol .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aldosterone is a steroid hormone , "the main mineralocorticoid hormone", produced by the outer section ( zona glomerulosa ) of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland . It plays a central role in the regulation of the plasma sodium (Na) , the extracellular ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context steroid hormone English) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
Usage examples of aldosterone.
Aldosterone is also unusual, for a mineralocorticoid, in possessing an oxygen at carbon-n.
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