- In
chemical biology,
tonicity is a
measure of the
effective osmotic pressure gradient; the
water potential of two
solutions separated by a partially-permeable...
- A
solution can be both
hyperosmotic and isotonic. For example, the
intracellular fluid and
extracellular can be
hyperosmotic, but
isotonic – if the total...
- may
decrease the
absorption of fat-soluble
vitamins and some minerals.
Hyperosmotic laxatives cause the
intestines to hold more water,
creating an osmotic...
-
underlying the
process of
urine concentration, that is, the
production of
hyperosmotic urine by the
mammalian kidney. The
ability to
concentrate urine is also...
- be
given after surgery. They may
include antiseizure medications and
hyperosmotic agents to
reduce brain swelling and
intracranial pressure. It is extremely...
-
osmotic pressure, such as that
experienced when
swimming in sea
water hyperosmotic to the body fluids. When
contact between the
integument and the surrounding...
-
increasing the
plasma volume of the body.
There are two
systems that
create a
hyperosmotic medulla and thus
increase the body
plasma volume: Urea
recycling and...
- Anti-glaucoma:
adrenergic agonists, beta-blockers,
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/
hyperosmotics, cholinergics, miotics, parasympathomimetics,
prostaglandin agonists/prostaglandin...
-
functions as a
laxative by
irritating the anal
mucosa and
inducing a
hyperosmotic effect,
expanding the
colon by
drawing water into it to
induce peristalsis...
-
about 8,000–8,500 m (26,200–27,900 ft),
below which teleosts would be
hyperosmotic, ****uming
trimethylamine N-oxide
requirements follow the
observed approximate...
