hyperosmotic salinity response

Term ID

GO:0042538

Synonyms

• response to hyperosmotic salt stress
• salt tolerance

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 detection of, or exposure to, an increase in the concentration of salt (particularly but not exclusively sodium and chloride ions) in the environment.

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Ontology

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