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On 2017 Oct 31, Lise Bankir commented:
About osmoles and osmolytes
It is important to use the right words to ensure an unambiguous understanding of the diverse aspects of scientific studies. Thus, I would like to draw attention to the difference between "osmolytes" and "osmoles".
The word "osmolytes" is misused in this paper and should be replaced throughout by "osmoles".
Osmoles (e.g. sodium, potassium, chloride, urea, glucose) are substances that increase the osmolarity of the fluid in which they are dissolved.<br> Osmolytes (e.g. betaine, sorbitol, myoinositol, glycine, taurine, methyamines) are substances that accumulate inside cells to protect them from a high ambient osmolarity.
See definition of osmolyte in the two encyclopedia below.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/osmolyte
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/osmolyte
See also reviews about osmolytes (two examples given below).
J Exp Biol. 2005 Aug;208(Pt 15):2819-30. Organic osmolytes as compatible, metabolic and counteracting cytoprotectants in high osmolarity and other stresses. Yancey PH
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 1997 Sep;6(5):430-3. Renal osmoregulatory transport of compatible organic osmolytes. Burg MB
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On 2017 Oct 31, Lise Bankir commented:
See E-Letter to the JCI Editor about this article, by Richard Sterns and Lise Bankir
"Of Salt and Water: Let's Keep it Simple"
https://www.jci.org/eletters/view/88532#sec1
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On 2017 Oct 31, Lise Bankir commented:
See E-Letter to the JCI Editor about this article, by Richard Sterns and Lise Bankir
"Of Salt and Water: Let's Keep it Simple"
https://www.jci.org/eletters/view/88532#sec1
This comment, imported by Hypothesis from PubMed Commons, is licensed under CC BY. -
On 2017 Oct 31, Lise Bankir commented:
About osmoles and osmolytes
It is important to use the right words to ensure an unambiguous understanding of the diverse aspects of scientific studies. Thus, I would like to draw attention to the difference between "osmolytes" and "osmoles".
The word "osmolytes" is misused in this paper and should be replaced throughout by "osmoles".
Osmoles (e.g. sodium, potassium, chloride, urea, glucose) are substances that increase the osmolarity of the fluid in which they are dissolved.<br> Osmolytes (e.g. betaine, sorbitol, myoinositol, glycine, taurine, methyamines) are substances that accumulate inside cells to protect them from a high ambient osmolarity.
See definition of osmolyte in the two encyclopedia below.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/osmolyte
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/osmolyte
See also reviews about osmolytes (two examples given below).
J Exp Biol. 2005 Aug;208(Pt 15):2819-30. Organic osmolytes as compatible, metabolic and counteracting cytoprotectants in high osmolarity and other stresses. Yancey PH
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 1997 Sep;6(5):430-3. Renal osmoregulatory transport of compatible organic osmolytes. Burg MB
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