Term Name: | hyperosmotic salinity response |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042538] QuickGO AmiGO |