aldosterone
noun
al·do·ste·rone
al-ˈdä-stə-ˌrōn 
ˌal-dō-ˈster-ˌōn,
-ˈstir-
ˈal-dō-stə-ˌrōn
: a steroid hormone C21H28O5 of the adrenal cortex that functions in the regulation of the salt and water balance of the body
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Steroid use and misuse can cause fluctuations in hormones—for example, higher testosterone due to anabolic steroids or Addison's disease (when the adrenal glands don't produce enough hormones like cortisol and aldosterone) due to glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone).
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
These drugs work by blocking the receptor for the hormone aldosterone.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
Spironolactone works by blocking a hormone called aldosterone and helps the kidneys flush salt and water out of the body to lower blood pressure.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Blood tests did show a different problem, however: oversecretion of a different hormone from the same gland - aldosterone, the body’s main regulator of the balance of salt and water, which can lead to upper-body obesity, muscle and bone weakness, and high blood pressure.
—Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
Baxdrostat has the net effect of lowering blood pressure by blocking the production of a hormone called aldosterone, which regulates salt and water in the body.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023
These, too, are part of the Addisonian picture, a result of low levels of another adrenal hormone called aldosterone.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2011
The new medication gets around that problem by blocking an enzyme the body needs to produce aldosterone.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2022
Her body does not produce enough cortisol and aldosterone.
—Meghan McCormick, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
These drugs work by blocking the receptor for the hormone aldosterone.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
Spironolactone works by blocking a hormone called aldosterone and helps the kidneys flush salt and water out of the body to lower blood pressure.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Blood tests did show a different problem, however: oversecretion of a different hormone from the same gland - aldosterone, the body’s main regulator of the balance of salt and water, which can lead to upper-body obesity, muscle and bone weakness, and high blood pressure.
—Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
Baxdrostat has the net effect of lowering blood pressure by blocking the production of a hormone called aldosterone, which regulates salt and water in the body.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023
These, too, are part of the Addisonian picture, a result of low levels of another adrenal hormone called aldosterone.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2011
The new medication gets around that problem by blocking an enzyme the body needs to produce aldosterone.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2022
Her body does not produce enough cortisol and aldosterone.
—Meghan McCormick, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
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aldosterone
noun
al·do·ste·rone
al-ˈdäs-tə-ˌrōn; ˌal-dō-ˈsti(ə)r-ˌōn
-stə-ˈrōn
-stə-ˈrōn
: a steroid hormone C21H28O5 of the adrenal cortex that functions in the regulation of the salt and water balance of the body
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