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.


C

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