Does the kidney disguise hormones?
Answer:
The kidneys secrete an assortment of hormones, including erythropoietin, urodilatin and vitamin D.
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One of the critical hormones secreted by the kidneys is something call ACE, which constricts the blood vessels, cause a rise in blood pressure. Sick kidneys = large blood pressure.
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yes, erythropoietin and calcitriol.
erythropoietin stimulate bone marrow to produce more red blood cell
Calcitriol promotes calcium absorption from food and cause bone calcium to be "mobilized" into the blood