osmotic

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Previous studies have shown that inositol trisphosphate (IP3) sensitizes TRPV4 to mechanical, osmotic, and direct EET stimulation.

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  1. Of or pertaining to or characterized by osmose: as, osmotic force.
  2. Same as osmogene.

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  • For the FLuciferase substrate delivery into mice, the micro-osmotic pumps —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Albumin is a naturally occurring plasma protein that accounts for approximately 80\% of the plasma colloid osmotic pressure in normal subjects. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • It is available in a 6\% solution of normal saline, which contains 60 g / L of hetastarch and has a colloid osmotic pressure of approximately 300 mOsm / L. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The controversy concerning crystalloid and colloid resuscitation revolves around the importance of maintaining plasma colloid osmotic pressure. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Experimental reports in septic models demonstrate no increase in extravascular lung water when hydrostatic pressures are maintained at low levels, indicating that in sepsis, the primary determinant of extravascular fluid flux appears to be microvascular pressure rather than colloid osmotic pressure. 65 Taken together, these data suggest that when lower filling pressures are maintained, there is no significant difference in the development of pulmonary edema with crystalloids or colloids. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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