a steroid hormone, C21H28O5, produced synthetically and by the adrenal cortex glands: the chief regulator of sodium, potassium, and chloride metabolism, thus controlling the body's water and electrolyte balances
Word origin
< aldehyde + sterol + -one
aldosterone in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(ældɒstəroʊn)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
Aldosterone is a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the salt and water balance in the body.
Aldosterone stimulates the retention of sodium by the kidneys.
The adrenal cortex produces a hormone called aldosterone, which is necessary for salt and fluid balance.
Aldosterone is a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the salt and waterbalance in the body.