NOUN
- (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
- (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
How To Use hypertonicity In A Sentence
- The hypothesis of the study was that acupuncture would reduce muscle hypertonicity in children with cerebral palsy.
- The hypertonicity of the radiopaque agent draws fluid into the bowel to facilitate passage and expulsion of the tenacious meconium.
- Infant colic is characterized by excessive and inconsolable crying, hypertonicity, and wakefulness, mainly in the evening.
- This interpretation is consistent with the finding that cells lacking the chaperones Hsp70 and Hspa4l / Osp94, whose induction by hypertonicity is NFAT5-dependent, have defects similar to those of NFAT5 PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Effect of hypertonicity on cyclin induction by mitogens or T cell receptor activation in NFAT5 − / − T cells. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The sequelae of hypertonicity are believed to result largely from changes in brain cell size.
- We show that hypertonicity triggered an early, NFAT5-independent, genotoxic stress-like response with induction of p53, p21 and GADD45, downregulation of cyclins, and cell cycle arrest. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- If age, weakness, or intercurrent illness prevents adequate fluid intake, then severe hypertonicity may result.
- We analyzed the induction of osmoprotective gene products in response to hypertonicity in proliferating T cells obtained by culturing splenocytes with the mitogen concanavalin A plus IL-2 during 72 hours. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- In addition to muscle weakness, many children have spasticity or hypertonicity in the muscles of the weaker side. Hand Splinting