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mineralocorticoid
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mineralocorticoid [¦min·rə·lō′kȯrd·ə‚kȯid]
(biochemistry)
A steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates mineral metabolism and, secondarily, fluid balance.


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We have also demonstrated that steroid synthesis and secretion of both mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids can be studied in adrenal slice cultures.
The adrenal cortex synthesizes cholesterol and secretes two major corticosteroids: the mineralocorticoids and the glucocorticoids.
Aldosterone belongs to a class of hormones called mineralocorticoids, also produced by the adrenal glands.
 
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