- 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...
-
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...
- S2CID 21178769.
Brocker C,
Thompson DC,
Vasiliou V (August 2012). "The role of
hyperosmotic stress in
inflammation and disease".
Biomolecular Concepts. 3 (4): 345–364...
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osmotic pressure, such as that
experienced when
swimming in sea
water hyperosmotic to the body fluids. When
contact between the
integument and the surrounding...
- be
given after surgery. They may
include antiseizure medications and
hyperosmotic agents to
reduce brain swelling and
intracranial pressure. It is extremely...
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Vacuoles play a role in
turgor pressure when
water leaves the cell due to
hyperosmotic solutions containing solutes such as mannitol, sorbitol, and sucrose...
- Anti-glaucoma:
adrenergic agonists, beta-blockers,
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/
hyperosmotics, cholinergics, miotics, parasympathomimetics,
prostaglandin agonists/prostaglandin...
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madreporites were
unable to
readjust their body
volume after exposure to
hyperosmotic conditions.
Experimental blocking of the
madreporite of the sea urchin...
