osmolarity
Americannoun
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The water it lives in has very high osmolarity, which causes water to constantly diffuse out of the fish’s body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The high osmolarity of the water would cause accumulation of too many salts in the body of the fish.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The water is reabsorbed into the capillaries, lowering blood osmolarity back toward normal.
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Dehydration or physiological stress can cause an increase of osmolarity above 300 mOsm/L, which in turn, raises ADH secretion and water will be retained, causing an increase in blood pressure.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In an isotonic solution, the extracellular fluid has the same osmolarity as the cell.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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