Osmosensing
In biology, osmosensing is a biological mechanism for detecting changes in environmental salinity. An osmosensor is a biological molecule involved in the process.[1] In cell biology, osmosensing is the detection of changes in the activity of water outside the cell (direct osmosensing) or the structure and composition of the cell itself (indirect osmosensing).[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kültz, Dietmar (2012-01-01), "2 - Osmosensing", in McCormick, Stephen D.; Farrell, Anthony P.; Brauner, Colin J. (eds.), Fish Physiology, Euryhaline Fishes, vol. 32, Academic Press, pp. 45–68, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-396951-4.00002-5, ISBN 978-0-12-396951-4, retrieved 2024-02-20
- ↑ Wood, Janet M. (March 1999). "Osmosensing by Bacteria: Signals and Membrane-Based Sensors". Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 63 (1): 230–262. doi:10.1128/MMBR.63.1.230-262.1999. ISSN 1092-2172. PMC 98963. PMID 10066837.