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词汇 osmoregulation
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Definition of osmoregulation in English:

osmoregulation

noun ˌɒzməʊrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌäzmōˌreɡyəˈlāSH(ə)n
mass nounBiology
  • The maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations.

    〔生〕渗透调节

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sugars are proposed to stabilize membranes, protect proteins, and contribute to cellular osmoregulation during stress.
    • To understand osmoregulation of organisms in the real world, then, we must remember that organisms are more than bags of interesting molecules or vehicles for sets of genes.
    • In spite of these facts, little is known about the ionic mechanisms of osmoregulation in higher plant cells, and the data are controversial at times.
    • Several studies have confirmed the importance of this channel for osmoregulation of the bacterial cell.
    • Individual cells can prevent water rushing into them by osmoregulation.

Derivatives

  • osmoregulatory

  • adjective
    Biology
    • This hypothesis is the central issue discussed in the present review, along with the ontogeny of osmoregulatory mechanisms during the embryonic life.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Green glands in the second antennae serve an osmoregulatory and excretory function.
      • Natriuretic peptides are a group of hormones playing important roles in cardiovascular and osmoregulatory systems in vertebrates.
      • The second topic of this paper is an analysis of how nectar-feeding birds cope with the osmoregulatory challenges of a watery diet.
      • The osmoregulatory actions of growth hormone and prolactin are antagonistic.

Definition of osmoregulation in US English:

osmoregulation

nounˌäzmōˌreɡyəˈlāSH(ə)n
Biology
  • The maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the fluids of an organism by the control of water and salt concentrations.

    〔生〕渗透调节

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Individual cells can prevent water rushing into them by osmoregulation.
    • To understand osmoregulation of organisms in the real world, then, we must remember that organisms are more than bags of interesting molecules or vehicles for sets of genes.
    • Sugars are proposed to stabilize membranes, protect proteins, and contribute to cellular osmoregulation during stress.
    • Several studies have confirmed the importance of this channel for osmoregulation of the bacterial cell.
    • In spite of these facts, little is known about the ionic mechanisms of osmoregulation in higher plant cells, and the data are controversial at times.
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