osmoprotection
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
osmo- + protection
Noun[edit]
osmoprotection (uncountable)
- (biology) The mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.
- 1996, Mike J. Lehane, Biology of the Insect Midgut, page 361:
- After receptor binding the toxin inserts into the plasma membrane creating a pore of about 1-2 nm in diameter, as estimated by osmoprotection experiments (Knowles and Ellar, 1987).