Androgen so let's begin with aldosterone. Now, we'll discuss aldosterone in much more detail when we'll discuss the structure and the function of our kidneys. So basically, aldosterone is a type of mineral, corticoid. And what that basically means is it is responsible for ensuring that we have a healthy as well as a good mineral balance inside our bodies. So we have a good balance of ions inside our blood plasma. Now, what aldecerome does is it actually affects our kidneys, and more specifically, it affects the distal convoluted tubial and the collecting duct found inside our kidney.