- In
chemical biology,
tonicity is a
measure of the
effective osmotic pressure gradient; the
water potential of two
solutions separated by a partially-permeable...
- may
decrease the
absorption of fat-soluble
vitamins and some minerals.
Hyperosmotic laxatives cause the
intestines to hold more water,
creating an osmotic...
-
osmotic pressure, such as that
experienced when
swimming in sea
water hyperosmotic to the body fluids. When
contact between the
integument and the surrounding...
-
underlying the
process of
urine concentration, that is, the
production of
hyperosmotic urine by the
mammalian kidney. The
ability to
concentrate urine is also...
- A
solution can be both
hyperosmotic and isotonic. For example, the
intracellular fluid and
extracellular can be
hyperosmotic, but
isotonic – if the total...
-
madreporites were
unable to
readjust their body
volume after exposure to
hyperosmotic conditions.
Experimental blocking of the
madreporite of the sea urchin...
- Anti-glaucoma:
adrenergic agonists, beta-blockers,
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/
hyperosmotics, cholinergics, miotics, parasympathomimetics,
prostaglandin agonists/prostaglandin...
-
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), also
known as
hyperosmolar non-ketotic
state (HONK), is a
complication of
diabetes mellitus in
which high blood...
-
water transfer from the
hemolymph to the stomach, thus
resulting in
hyperosmotic stress and
eventually to the
death of the insect.
Aphids avoid this fate...
- a
specific bowel mucosa irritant serving to
induce peristalsis via a
hyperosmotic effect. It is used in a
dilute solution, e.g., 5%. The 2-4-6 ****: Consists...
