chemotaxis (redirected from Chemotactic factors)

chemotaxis /che·mo·tax·is/ (-tak´sis) taxis in response to the influence of chemical stimulation.chemotac´tic

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che·mo·tax·is (km-tkss)

n.

The characteristic movement or orientation of an organism or cell along a chemical concentration gradient either toward or away from the chemical stimulus. Also called chemotropism.

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chemotaxis

[-tak′sis]

Etymology: Gk, chemeia + taxis, arrangement

movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus. Chemotaxis is a cellular function, particularly of neutrophils and monocytes, whose phagocytic activity is influenced by chemical factors released by invading microorganisms.

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chemotaxis [ke″mo-tak´sis]

list; movement (taxis) in response to the influence of chemical stimulation. adj., adj chemotac´tic.

leukocyte chemotaxis the response of leukocytes to products formed in immunologic reactions, wherein leukocytes are attracted to and accumulate at the site of the reaction; a part of the inflammatory response. See also inflammation.

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chemotaxis (kē´mōtak´sis),

n a response involving movement that is positive (toward) or negative (away from) to a chemical stimulus.

chemotaxis, leukocyte,

n the phagocytic activity of neutrophils and monocytes in response to chemical factors released by invading microorganisms.

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chemotaxis

taxis or directional movement in response to the influence of chemical stimulation.

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leukocyte chemotaxis

the response of leukocytes to products formed in immunological reactions, wherein leukocytes are attracted to and accumulate at the site of the reaction; a part of the inflammatory response. See also inflammation.