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

Latest revision as of 04:10, June 23, 2016

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