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Preferred term

Osmoregulation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The response of cells in sensing a difference in OSMOTIC PRESSURE between the inside and outside of the cell. This response includes signaling from osmotic sensors to activate transcription factors, which in turn regulate the expression of osmocompensatory genes, all functioning to maintain CELL VOLUME and the water concentration inside the cells.

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Entry terms

  • Osmotic Stress Regulating Pathway
  • Osmotic Stress Response

In other languages

  • French

  • Régulation osmotique
  • Réponse au stress osmotique
  • Voie de régulation du stress osmotique
  • Voie de régulation osmotique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2NW48CV-6

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