Haptotaxis (from Greek ἅπτω (hapto, `touch, fasten`) and τάξις (taxis, `arrangement, order`)) is the directional motility or outgrowth of cells, e.g. in the case of axonal outgrowth, usually up a gradient of cellular adhesion sites or substrate-bound chemoattractants (the gradient of the chemoattractant being expressed or bound on a ...
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<cell biology> Strictly speaking, a directed response of cells in a gradient of adhesion, but often loosely applied to situations where an adhesion gradient is thought to exist and local trapping of cells seems to occur. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Strictly speaking, a directed response of cells in a gradient of adhesion, but often loosely applied to situations where an adhesion gradient is thought to exist and local trapping of cells seems to occur.
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