GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006970 - response to osmotic stress
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0006970
- Name
- response to osmotic stress
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- 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.