ALDOSTERONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aldosterone mean? 

• ALDOSTERONE (noun)
  The noun ALDOSTERONE has 1 sense:

1. a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance

  Familiarity information: ALDOSTERONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALDOSTERONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aldosterone" is a kind of...):

mineralocorticoid (hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium)

 Context examples 

This protein plays a role in the modulation of diuresis, vasorelaxation and secretion of renin and aldosterone.

(Brain Natriuretic Peptide 32, NCI Thesaurus)

Transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular cells, and increased concentrations of renin, angiotensin II, and aldosterone in the absence of edema and hypertension.

(Bartter Syndrome, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

An aldosterone antagonist with potassium-sparing diuretic activity.

(Canrenone, NCI Thesaurus)

A spironolactone derivative and aldosterone antagonist with diuretic activity.

(Mespirenone, NCI Thesaurus)

Azolimine antagonizes aldosterone at the mineralocorticoid receptor in the kidneys, thereby increasing sodium excretion and inhibiting potassium excretion.

(Azolimine, NCI Thesaurus)

Laboratory studies have shown that mice missing a vitamin D receptor have higher activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.

(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Angiotensin II is cleaved to Angiotensin III heptapeptide, an aldosterone stimulant.

(Angiotensin, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of agents that act by selectively inhibiting angiotensin II receptor activation in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.

(Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, NCI Thesaurus)

As an aldosterone antagonist, oxprenoate may inhibit sodium resorption in the collecting duct and may eventually lead to diuresis.

(Oxprenoate, NCI Thesaurus)

Pentoprilat also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.

(Pentopril, NCI Thesaurus)