title: [Osmometry].
abstract: The osmotic concentration, or osmolality, of biological fluids is measured by means of osmometers-cryoscopes, whose operating principle is based on cryoscopy, namely on the determination of the osmolality of solutions from the change in their freezing point. The osmometers-Cryoscopes can determine the effective osmolality that is created by the inorganic molecules of a solution. Stable osmolality in the body fluids is provided by an osmotic pressure Regulatory system. The osmometers have presently extensive applications in different areas of medicine, pharmacology, and food-processing industry.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rusliakova
mesh_terms: D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006801:Humans; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D009997:Osmotic Pressure