mineralocorticoidn.adj.
/ˌmɪn(ə)rələ(ʊ)ˈkɔːtᵻkɔɪd/, /ˌmɪn(ə)rl̩ə(ʊ)ˈkɔːtᵻkɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɪn(ə)rəloʊˈkɔrdəˌkɔɪd/ Physiology.
A. n.
Any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that acts to regulate salt and water balance in the body; esp. aldosterone. Also: any synthetic analogue of such a hormone.
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thyro-iodine1896
parathormone1925
parathyroid hormone1925
oestrin1926
oestrogen1927
relaxin1930
theelin1930
prolan1931
galactin1932
inhibin1932
prolactin1932
oestriol1933
oestrone1933
oestradiol1934
adrenocorticotrophin1943
pancreozymin1943
ADH1945
adrenocorticotropin1945
cortisone1949
mineralocorticoid1950
electrocortin1953
aldosterone1954
angiotensin1958
melatonin1958
calcitonin1961
zeranol1971
amylin1988
adiponectin1999
adipokine2001
1950 H. Selye Physiol. & Pathol. Exposure to Stress 646 Mineralo-corticoids predispose to the formation of lung edema.
1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) v. 165 The mineralocorticoids promote the retention of salt and water and the excretion of potassium by the renal tubules.
1970 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. vi. 12/2 Nowadays, the mineralocorticoid of choice in the treatment of defective secretion of endogenous aldosterone is the synthetic agent 9α-fluorocortisol.
1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xvii. 611 The other type, the mineralocorticoids, include 11-deoxycorticosterone and aldosterone; they increase the absorption of sodium and excretion of potassium by the kidneys.
2001 Clin. Pediatrics 40 125 The synthesis of other steroids such as mineralocorticoids and adrenal/gonadal sex steroids may also be affected [in congenital adrenal hyperplasia].
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating such a hormone.
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adipokinetic1947
paracrine1952
mineralocorticoid1954
1954 Science 19 Mar. 344/2 Electrocortin was yet the evasive mineralocorticoid spot on a paper chromatogram.
1965 New Scientist 1 July 33/1 The true mineralocorticoid hormone is aldosterone.
1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. ix. 114 The naturally occurring mineralocorticoid, aldosterone, possesses some 2000 times the mineralocorticoid activity of the glucocorticoids.
1990 Jrnl. Neuroendocrinol. 2 853/1 Receptors binding aldosterone with high affinity were termed type I or mineralocorticoid receptors.
1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 10200/1 Apparent mineralocorticoid excess is a genetic disorder that results in severe juvenile low-renin hypertension.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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