Absite Review Series: Adrenal Gland Disorders
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Mineralocorticoids<br />
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis is<br />
responsive to delivery of sodium to the DCT<br />
Low sodium delivery triggers release of<br />
renin from JGA<br />
• Shock<br />
• Renal artery vasoconstriction<br />
• Hyponatremia<br />
Renin cleaves angiotensinogen (liver) to<br />
angiotensin-1<br />
ACE (lungs) cleaves to angiotensin-2
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