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Record 1 2020-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Living Matter - General Properties
CONT

If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution having a higher concentration of impermeant solutes, water will flow out of the cell into the extracellular fluid causing it to shrink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
CONT

Le transfert d'eau vers l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la cellule [...] Si on place [une] cellule dans une solution hypertonique, dont la concentration en soluté est plus importante que celle à l'intérieur de la cellule, on observe un transfert net de l'eau de la cellule vers le milieu ambiant, d'où une déshydratation de la cellule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
DEF

[Dícese de una] solución de presión osmótica relativamente alta.

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