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[[Image:Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg/credit|{{Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Aldosterone, a [[mineralcorticoid]] [[steroid]].]]  
[[Image:Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg/credit|{{Aldosterone DEVolk.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Aldosterone, a [[mineralcorticoid]] [[steroid]].]]  
'''Aldosterone''' is a [[steroid]] [[hormone]].  It is the major [[mineralcorticoid]] and it therefore controls [[electrolyte]] levels, [[blood pressure]] and hydration.  Aldosterone is synthesized from [[corticosterone]] by oxidation of the C-18 methyl group to form an aldehyde.
'''Aldosterone''', also called  '''(11ß)-11,21-Dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-pregn-4-en-18-al''',  is a [[steroid]] [[hormone]].  It is the major [[mineralcorticoid]] and it therefore controls [[electrolyte]] levels, [[blood pressure]] and hydration.  Aldosterone is synthesized from [[corticosterone]] by oxidation of the C-18 methyl group to form an aldehyde.

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Aldosterone, a mineralcorticoid steroid.

Aldosterone, also called (11ß)-11,21-Dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-pregn-4-en-18-al, is a steroid hormone. It is the major mineralcorticoid and it therefore controls electrolyte levels, blood pressure and hydration. Aldosterone is synthesized from corticosterone by oxidation of the C-18 methyl group to form an aldehyde.