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- noun biology Any substance that contributes to the (regulation of)
osmotic pressure incells andtissues
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Examples
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Sampaio MM, Chevance F, Dippel R, Eppler T, Schlegel A, et al. (2004) Phosphotransferase-mediated transport of the osmolyte 2-O-alpha-mannosyl-D-glycerate in
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael D. L. Suits et al. 2010
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Clark ME, Hand SC, Bowlus RD, Somero GN (1982) Living with water stress: Evolution of osmolyte systems.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Katherine Drews-Elger et al. 2009
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Differences in osmolyte concentration and relative humidity will effect different rates of drop expansion
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The spectroscopic data show that high speed spore discharge mechanisms in fungi are powered by the same levels of turgor pressure that are characteristic of fungal hyphae and do not require any special mechanisms of osmolyte accumulation.
MicrobiologyBytes 2008
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