Multiple Choice
Aldosterone exerts effects on principal cells of the kidney by causing
A) increased levels of cAMP and increases in the total number of Na+ channels.
B) decreased levels of cAMP and decreases in the number of open K+ channels.
C) increased numbers of Na+/K+ pumps.
D) decreased numbers of Na+/K+ pumps.
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