Aldosterone receptor

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In biochemistry, aldosterone receptors are "cytoplasmic proteins that specifically bind aldosterone and mediate its cellular effects. The aldosterone-bound receptor acts in the nucleus to regulate the transcription of specific segments of DNA."[1]


Examples of aldosterone antagonists include:

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