the adjustment of the osmotic pressure of a cell or organism in relation to the surrounding fluid
osmoregulation in American English
(ˌɑzmouˌreɡjəˈleiʃən, ˌɑs-)
noun
the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings
Word origin
[1930–35; osmo- + regulation]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cloverleaf, hypercorrection, kickback, preset, saddle stitch
Examples of 'osmoregulation' in a sentence
osmoregulation
Changes in phagocytosis and osmoregulation were used as indicators of the survival and physiological parameters.
Mamedova V. F., Alekperov I. Kh. 2016, 'The Use of Ciliates (Ciliophora) for Bioassay of the Toxicity of Insecticides', Vestnik Zoologiihttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/vzoo.2016.50.issue-5/vzoo-2016-0053/vzoo-2016-0053.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Genes aqp10 and slc6a6 were down-regulated in osmoregulation and ion transport.
Yufeng Si, Haishen Wen, Yun Li, Feng He, Jifang Li, Siping Li, Huiwen He 2018, 'Liver transcriptome analysis reveals extensive transcriptional plasticity during acclimationto low salinity in Cynoglossus semilaevis', BMC Genomicshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4825-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other functions of blood-brain barrier include transport, signaling and osmoregulation.
Avsenik Jernej, Bisdas Sotirios, Popovic Katarina Surlan 2015, 'Blood-brain barrier permeability imaging using perfusion computed tomography', Radiology and Oncologyhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/raon.2015.49.issue-2/raon-2014-0029/raon-2014-0029.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aberrant ion transporter expression disrupts osmoregulation in many cancers.
David Shorthouse, Angela Riedel, Emma Kerr, Luisa Pedro, Dóra Bihary, Shamith Samarajiwa,Carla P. Martins, Jacqueline Shields, Benjamin A. Hall 2018, 'Exploring the role of stromal osmoregulation in cancer and disease using executablemodelling', Nature Communicationshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41467-018-05414-y. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This zoanthid was submitted to different salinity levels to probe the hypothesis of osmoregulation.
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares, Leonardo Peres de Souza 2012, 'Osmoregulation in tropical zoanthid Protopalythoa variabilis (Cnidaria:Anthozoa) - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i1.10970', Acta Scientiarum : Biological Scienceshttp://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/10970. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The molecular mechanisms of animal cell osmoregulation are poorly understood.
Anne-Katrin Rohlfing, Yana Miteva, Lorenza Moronetti, Liping He, Todd Lamitina 2011, 'The Caenorhabditis elegans mucin-like protein OSM-8 negatively regulates osmosensitivephysiology via the transmembrane protein PTR-23.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3017116?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The gills are multifunctional organs responsible for respiration, osmoregulation, nitrogenous waste excretion, and acid-base balance.
F. Azadbakht, S. Shirali, M. T. Ronagh, I. Zamani 2019, 'Assessment of Gill Pathological Responses in Yellowfin Sea Bream (Acanthopagrus Latus)Under Aeromonas Hydrophila Exposure', Archives of Razi Institutehttp://archrazi.areeo.ac.ir/article_118000_b8b4c5f4968da3358a54cd282e112116.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Taurine immunoreactivity was mostly conserved between migrant stages, consistent with its role in primary cell functions such as osmoregulation.
Lisa Nivison-Smith, Shaun P. Collin, Yuan Zhu, Sarah Ready, Monica L. Acosta, DavidM. Hunt, Ian C. Potter, Michael Kalloniatis 2013, 'Retinal Amino Acid Neurochemistry of the Southern Hemisphere Lamprey, Geotria australis',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0058406. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results suggest the existence of a disturbance in the fine control of osmoregulation in the chagasic patients.
Joel Paulo Russomano Veiga, Tatsuto Kimachi, Euclydes Custódio Lima Filho, Luiz FernandoJunqueira Jr 1985, 'Increased osmotic sensitivity for antidiuretic response in chronic chagas' disease',Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821985000200005&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)