Template:Endocrine Kidney table
From Embryology
| Kidney Endocrine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hormone | Function | Comment |
| Renin | increase angiotensin-aldosterone system | paracrine, renin is released by juxtaglomerular cells |
| Prostaglandins | decrease sodium (Na+) reabsorption | paracrine, (PGE2) vasodilator regulate renal vascular reactivity |
| Erythropoietin | increase Erythrocyte production | endocrine, promotes red blood cell formation in bone marrow |
| 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D | Calcium homeostasis | endocrine, biologically active form of vitamin D |
| Prekallikreins | increase Kinin production | paracrine, act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle |
