is a corticosteroid hormone which works on the ion concentrations in body tissues regulating the excretion of salt.
MINERALOCORTICOID: "The hormone mineralocorticoid helps to regulate the bodies level of water and salt."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "MINERALOCORTICOID," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/mineralocorticoid/ (accessed July 1, 2022).