DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ALDOSTERONE AND RENIN …

Hyperkalemia stimulates aldosterone secretion. Cortisol - Secreted diurnally, Highest levels in the morning, lowest at night. Major glucocorticoid secreted by the middle zona fasciculate and inner zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex. Cortisol counters insulin effects. Causes hyperglycemia by inhibiting insulin and increasing gluconeogenesis ... ................
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