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Comparative physiology

the proposal that organisms accumulate organic solutes, such as methylamines with urea, whose effects on proteins offset each other to keep cells working under water stress.

In comparative physiology, counteracting osmolytes hypothesis refers to the proposal that organisms accumulate organic solutes, such as methylamines with urea, whose effects on proteins offset each other to keep cells working under water stress. This meaning comes from Yancey (1982) in Science.[1]

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Yancey, P. H., Clark, M. E., Hand, S. C., Bowlus, R. D., & Somero, G. N. (1982). Living with Water Stress: Evolution of Osmolyte Systems. Science, 217(4566), 1214-1222. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7112124

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