controls the transcription of genes that function to increase the concentration of intracellular organic osmolytes following exposure to a hypertonic environment, so it is a crucial component of ...

By contrast, when microorganisms are placed into a hypertonic environment where the concentration of solute is higher outside the cell, water is lost from the cell resulting in dehydration, shrinkage ...

Trials evaluating the use of hypertonic saline solutions for resuscitation after traumatic injury have not shown an overall mortality benefit compared with isotonic fluid administration.