Biology (11th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1259188132
ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 50 - Osmotic Regulation and the Urinary System - Review Questions - Synthesize - Page 1056: 1c

Answer

ANH counteracts the effects of aldosterone in the distal convoluted tubules in terms of sodium (and thus chloride and water) reabsorption when sodium becomes too concentrated in the blood.

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Review information on ANH and aldosterone and the site of aldosterone action in the kidney.
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