Marie Curie. Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist best known for her work on radioactivity; however, she also discovered the elements polonium and radium.
The kidney secretes the hormones renin, calcitriol and erythropoietin. Renin-also known as angiotensinogenase, helps to control the body's blood pressure by regulating the â¦ balance of fluid and electrolytes in the body. Calcitriol-This is a form of Vitamin D which regulates calcium and phosphorous levels in the body.
A defect in which of the following will most likely affect a man's ability to survive the desert without water. B. Out of all these answer choice B is the only answer that secretes hormones that directly affects the kidney. The Adrenal Medulla secretes aldosterone which increases Naâº absorption and Kâº secretion at the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct.