(The auditorium was later named in honor of the late Brother Baier.) Dedication Services for the building were held the following January (1985), with the dedicatory message delivered by Dr. David A. Cavin, then pastor of High Street Baptist Church.
Aldosterone plays an important role in cardiovascular health and can be a cause of endocrine hypertension. Find out what aldosterone is and what it does from the experts at Hormone Health Network today.
Aldosterone is a steroid secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland. It is. the most potent hormone regulating the body's electrolyte balance. Aldosterone acts directly on the kidney to decrease the rate of sodium-ion excretion (with accompanying retention of water), and to increase the rate of potassium-ion excretion. The secretion of aldosterone appears to be regulated by two mechanisms. First, the concentration of sodium ions may be a factor since increased rates of aldosterone secretion are found when dietary sodium is severely limited. Second, reduced blood flow to the kidney stimulates certain kidney cells to secrete the proteolytic enzyme renin, which converts the inactive angiotensinogen globulin in the blood into angiotensin I. Another enzyme then converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II, its active form. This peptide, in turn, stimulates the secretion of ...