Osmosensing

In biology, osmosensing is a biological mechanism for detecting changes in environmental salinity. An osmosensor is a biological molecule involved in the process. 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).

References

↑ 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.

[1] 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

[2] 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.