1) Taxis
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Chemotaxis (from chemo- + taxis) is movement of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus. Somatic cells, bacteria, and other single-cell or multicellular organisms direct their movements according to certain chemicals in their environment. This is important for bacteria to find food (e.g., glucose) by swimming toward the highest concentratio...
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• Alt. of Chemiotaxis
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(from the article `bacteria`) ...direction, the bacterial cell swims in a straight line; clockwise rotation results in swimming in the opposite direction or, if there is more than ... [4 related articles]
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the movement of cells in response to chemical messengers. The movement of neutrophils and macrophages into damaged tissues is brought about by signals released by damaged tissues, and bacterial products.. The term applies to the movement of any organism attracted by a specific chemical, which may be a suitable nutrient.
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A response of motile cells or organisms in which the direction of movement is affected by the gradient of a diffusible substance. Differs from chemokinesis in that the gradient alters probability of motion in one direction only, rather than rate or frequency of random motion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ke″mo-tak´sis) movement of a cell or organism in response to differences in concentration of a dissolved substance, either in the direction of increasing concentration (positive) or in the direction of decreasing concentration (negative). adj., chemotac´tic., adj. leukocyte chemotaxi...
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Migration of cells along a concentration gradient of an attractant.
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Movement of a cell in response to a chemical; movement may be toward an attractant chemical or away from a repellent chemical.
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A response of motile cells or organisms in which the direction of movement is affected by the gradient of a diffusible substance. Differs from chemokinesis in that the gradient alters probability of motion in one direction only, rather than rate or frequency of random motion.
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Chem`o·tax'is noun Formerly also Chem`i*o*tax'is [ Chem ical + Greek ... arrangement, from ... to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoöspores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kē′mo-tak′sis Definitions: 1. Movement of cells or organisms in response to chemicals, whereby the cells are attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis) by substances exhibiting chemical properties. 2. The migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages toward higher concent...
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(ke;mo-tak;sis) The movement of an organism or a cell, such as a leukocyte, toward a chemical stimulus.
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Movement of cells up a concentration gradient of chemotactic factors.
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n] - movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
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chemotaxis, chemiotaxis, chemotactism 1. In biology, the movement of a cell or organism toward or away from a chemical substance. 2. In immunology, the movement of granulocytes or macrophages to higher concentrations of agents known as cytotaxins. 3. Response of living cells or free-swimming micro-organisms to chemical substances in solution.
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directional movement of a cell in response to a chemical attractant
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noun movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
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oriented movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus.
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