Aldosterone receptors

Study Explains Evolution’s Molecular Advance: “Thus, it turned out that the receptor for aldosterone existed before aldosterone. Aldosterone is found just in land animals, which appeared tens of millions of years later.

‘It had a different function and was exploited to take part in a new complex system when the hormone came on the scene,’ Dr. Thornton said.”

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