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This adrenal hormone increases sodium reabsorption while pushing potassium out. The figure is taken from National Kidney Foundation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Aldosterone tells the kidney to hold on to sodium

This adrenal hormone increases sodium reabsorption while pushing potassium out Aldosterone is made in the outer layer of the adrenal cortex and acts on the far end of the kidney tubule. It increases the number of sodium channels and pumps in those cells, so more sodium and water stay in the body. Potassium leaves in exchange, which is why the hormone affects both salt balance and blood volume. It sits in Mondo's human body collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: This adrenal hormone increases sodium reabsorption while pushing potassium out. The figure is taken from National Kidney Foundation, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a human body fact?: Yes. It sits on the Human Body shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.