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Mineralocorticoids

"Mineralocorticoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS primarily associated with the water and electrolyte balance. This is accomplished through the effect on ION TRANSPORT in renal tubules, resulting in retention of sodium and loss of potassium. Mineralocorticoid secretion is itself regulated by PLASMA VOLUME, serum potassium, and ANGIOTENSIN II.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mineralocorticoids" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Mineralocorticoids" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 19 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2010
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