osmosensitive
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Osmotic shock — or osmotic stress is a sudden change in the solute concentration around a cell, causing a rapid change in the movement of water across its cell membrane. Under conditions of high concentrations of either salts, substrates or any solute in the… … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
osmosensitivity — noun An organisms degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients The mutant strain exhibited reduced osmosensitivity. See Also: osmosensation, osmosensitive, osmosensory … Wiktionary
osmosensation — noun The sensory perception of osmotic pressure See Also: osmosensitive, osmosensory … Wiktionary
