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  2. Aldosterone - Wikipedia

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    Aldosterone release causes sodium and water retention, which causes increased blood volume, and a subsequent increase in blood pressure, which is sensed by the baroreceptors. [39] To maintain normal homeostasis these receptors also detect low blood pressure or low blood volume, causing aldosterone to be released.

  3. Kisspeptin - Wikipedia

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    Kisspeptin directly increases release of aldosterone by several means, the first being through these receptors leading to a direct route to aldosterone release. [24] Secondly, the H295R adrenal cells stimulated by kisspeptin can synthesize aldosterone by breaking down pregnenolone more efficiently. [ 24 ]

  4. Allostasis - Wikipedia

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    In response to stress, the brain directly innervates the thyroid and pancreas for energy regulation, sends signals to the cardiovascular system to increase cardiac output, stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol and aldosterone, and releases hormones from the pituitary gland such as ACTH to regulate urine output through the renin ...

  5. Homeostasis - Wikipedia

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    This causes the release of aldosterone into the blood. Aldosterone acts primarily on the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts of the kidneys, stimulating the excretion of potassium ions into the urine. [65] It does so, however, by activating the basolateral Na + /K + pumps of the tubular epithelial cells. These sodium/potassium ...

  6. Renin–angiotensin system - Wikipedia

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    In the adrenal cortex, angiotensin II acts to cause the release of aldosterone. Aldosterone acts on the tubules (e.g., the distal convoluted tubules and the cortical collecting ducts) in the kidneys, causing them to reabsorb more sodium and water from the urine. This increases blood volume and, therefore, increases blood pressure.

  7. Angiotensin-converting enzyme - Wikipedia

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    Proposed ACE catalytic mechanism. ACE is a central component of the renin–angiotensin system (RAS), which controls blood pressure by regulating the volume of fluids in the body. Schematic diagram of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. Angiotensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor in a substrate concentration-dependent manner. [10]

  8. This Is What Happens to Your Brain When You Orgasm ... - AOL

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    The combination of dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin is already pretty dreamy, but the brain takes that natural high to the next level when you reach the big O by releasing endogenous (i.e., made ...

  9. Adrenal gland - Wikipedia

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    Catecholamine release is stimulated by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. Splanchnic nerves of the sympathetic nervous system innervate the medulla of the adrenal gland. When activated, it evokes the release of catecholamines from the storage granules by stimulating the opening of calcium channels in the cell membrane. [34]