Vocabulary Term Details

Osmoregulation

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmoregulation)

Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's fluids to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it keeps the organism's fluids from becoming too diluted or too concentrated. (Wikipedia)

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Physiological regulation
N/AOsmosis

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Approved Date
07-Jun-2013

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