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  2. Tonicity - Wikipedia

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    In biology, the tonicity of a solution usually refers to its solute concentration relative to that of another solution on the opposite side of a cell membrane; a solution outside of a cell is called hypertonic if it has a greater concentration of solutes than the cytosol inside the cell. When a cell is immersed in a hypertonic solution, osmotic ...

  3. Sports drink - Wikipedia

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    Athletes that are actively training lose water and electrolytes from their bodies by sweating, and expending energy.Sports drinks are sometimes chosen to be a solution for this problem through fluid replacement, carbohydrate loading and nutrient supplementation, [4] although the same source also states that "Whether water or a sports drink is consumed is the athlete's choice."

  4. Osmoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it maintains the fluid balance and the concentration of electrolytes (salts in solution which in this case is represented by body fluid) to keep the body fluids from becoming too diluted or concentrated.

  5. Homeostasis - Wikipedia

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    The cessation of urine flow prevents the hypovolemia and hypertonicity from getting worse; the drinking of water corrects the defect. Hypo-osmolality results in very low plasma ADH levels. This results in the inhibition of water reabsorption from the kidney tubules, causing high volumes of very dilute urine to be excreted, thus getting rid of ...

  6. Book discussion club - Wikipedia

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    It is often simply called a book club, a term that may cause confusion with a book sales club. Other terms include reading group , book group , and book discussion group . Book discussion clubs may meet in private homes, libraries , bookstores , online forums, pubs, and cafés, or restaurants, sometimes over meals or drinks.

  7. Talk:Tonicity - Wikipedia

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    The discrepamcy is made up by very high plasma levels of urea in sharks' blood. I do not know how the boney fish cope with their hyperosmolar surroundings, other than what is suggested in this article, i.e. that they "drink" large amounts of sea water to make up for the losses through their gills, and then excrete the salt. Jkoeslag 28 December ...

  8. Kids' club - Wikipedia

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    A kids' club, children's club or mini club is a childcare facility (), which includes a fully staffed mini playground or complete village specially designed for children; is usually offered by private companies, cruise lines, health fitness clubs, major sports events, and trade fairs. and educates and engages children for short periods of time (2–3 h) or for the whole day depending on how ...

  9. Literati (book club) - Wikipedia

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    Literati is an Austin-based children's book club and subscription service. [1] It launched at the end of 2016. [2] For a recurring membership fee, Literati sends a box of five books to subscribers every month. [3] Boxes are organized by age for children from newborn to age 12. [4]