aldosterone Biochem.
(ˌældəʊˈstɛrəʊn, -ˈstɪərəʊn)
[f. aldo- + sterol + -one.]
A steroid hormone isolated from the adrenal gland. Hence ˌaldoˈsteronism, a disease characterized by excessive amounts of aldosterone in the blood and urine.
| 1954 Lancet 12 June 1226/2 Because of the presence of an aldehyde group at the 18 position on the steroid ring the name ‘aldosterone’ has been proposed (in place of ‘electro⁓cortin’). 1955 Ibid. 4 June 1167/1 Many cases of potassium-losing nephritis..were really cases of primary aldosteronism. 1962 Ibid. 1 Dec. 1125/2 When aldosterone antagonists became readily available patients were included only when diuresis was complete. |