Exposure of biological cells to high-voltage, short-duration electric pulses causes a transient
increase in their plasma membrane permeability, allowing transmembrane transport of …

The ability to control cell volume is pivotal for cell function. Cell volume perturbation elicits a
wide array of signaling events, leading to protective (eg, cytoskeletal rearrangement) and …

During osmotic changes of their environment, cells actively regulate their volume and
plasma membrane tension that can passively change through osmosis. How tension and …

Cells in the renal inner medulla are normally exposed to extraordinarily high levels of NaCl
and urea. The osmotic stress causes numerous perturbations because of the hypertonic …

BACKGROUND: Aortic valve stenosis characteristically progresses due to cuspal
calcification, often necessitating valve replacement surgery. The present study investigated …

Survival of human and animal cells requires avoidance of excessive alterations of cell
volume. The osmolarity amassed by cellular accumulation of organic substances must be …

Elements of the cytoskeleton interact intimately and communicate bidirectionally with cellular
membranes. Such interactions are critical for a host of cellular processes. Here we focus on …

The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in these organisms, as Mytilus galloprovincialis, is, in
fact, a danger for their survival and biology. In this paper, the effects of two heavy metals …

In recent years, it has become evident that the volume of a given cell is an important factor
not only in defining its intracellular osmolality and its shape, but also in defining other …

Salinity is one of the most prominent abiotic factors, which greatly influence reproduction,
development, growth, physiological and metabolic activities of fishes. Spotted sea bass …