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Mineralocoicoid receptors are present in all except

A
Hippocampus
B
Colon
C
Liver
D
Kidney
High-Yield Explanation
Mineralocoicoid receptor are present in kidney,hippocampus and colon. Glucocoicoid receptor are present in liver. Mineralocoicoid receptors (MR) bind bothmineralocoicoids and glucocoicoids with high affinity (deoxycoicosterone = coicosterone >/= aldosterone = coisol), and are found in both Na(+) transpoing epithelia (e.g. kidney, colon) and nonepithelial tissues (e.g. hea, brain). (REF.Essential of medical pharmacology K D TRIPATHI 6 Edition, Page No - 277)

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