How Does Aldosterone Function

question 57

Multiple Choice

How does aldosterone function?

• A)acts as a signal receptor that activates tyrosine kinases.
• B)binds with a receptor protein that enters the nucleus and activates specific genes.
• C)acts as a steroid signal receptor that activates ion channel proteins.
• D)becomes a second messenger that inhibits adenylyl cyclase.
• E)coordinates a phosphorylation cascade that increases spermatogenesis.

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