response to osmotic stress

Term ID

GO:0006970

Synonyms

• osmotic response
• osmotic stress response

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus indicating an increase or decrease in the concentration of solutes outside the organism or cell.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO