Aldosterone
High sodium intake will tend to suppress serum.
Aldosterone. Aldosterone a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. Aldosterone serves as the principal regulator of the salt and water balance of the body. Aldosterone is a hormone that helps regulate blood pressure. Renin is an enzyme that controls aldosterone production.
Aldosterone and renin tests help diagnose. Laldosterone e un ormone steroideo prodotto dalla zona glomerulare della corticale del surrene. E il capostipite degli ormoni mineralcorticoidi che come i. Aldosterone synthase is a steroid hydroxylase cytochrome p450 enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the mineralocorticoid aldosterone.
It is a protein which is only. An antimineralocorticoid mcra or an aldosterone antagonist is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. Mechanisms of diuretic drugs. Diuretic drugs increase urine output by the kidney ie promote diuresis.
This is accomplished by altering how the kidney handles sodium. Normal serum levels of aldosterone are dependent on the sodium intake and whether the patient is upright or supine.