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MeSH Heading: Osmoregulation
Tree Number(s): G02.111.635; G03.615; G07.410.810; G07.775.625
Unique ID: D064587
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064587
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Osmotic Stress Regulating Pathway; Osmotic Stress Response
NLM Classification #: QU 375
Previous Indexing: Water-Electrolyte Balance (1964-2013)
See Also: Osmotic Pressure
Public MeSH Note: 2014; see WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 1975-2013
History Note: 2014; use WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 1975-2013
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/02/06

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