Gujarati
19.Chemical Coordination and Integration
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The mineralocorticoid hormone of the adrenal cortex which causes the $Na$retention and $K$ excretion is

A

Corticosol

B

Corticosterone

C

Progesterone

D

Aldosterone

Solution

(d) Mineralocorticoids hormones are $21$ – carbon steroids secreted by the cells of zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex.

The principal mineralcorticoid is aldosterone. It is a salt retaining hormone”.

It upgrades sodium ion concentration in the $ECF$ by promoting reabsorption of sodium ions from renal tubules and excretion of potassium ions in urine.

Standard 11
Biology

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