| − | Aldosterone is a steroid hormone that stimulates increased reabsorption of Na+ cations and causes more K+ ions to be excreted by the distal convoluted tubule (of the nephron in a kidney's cortex). | + | '''Aldosterone''' is a [[steroid]] [[hormone]] that stimulates increased reabsorption of Na+ cations and causes more K+ ions to be excreted by the distal convoluted tubule (of the nephron in a kidney's cortex). |