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chemotactic

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che·mo·tac·tic (km-tktk)
adj.
Of or relating to chemotaxis.

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Chemokine: A general name for a class of basic, heparin-binding proteins produced in the body that have chemotactic and activating effects on white blood cells (leukocytes).
PVL may diffuse locally, attracting polymorphonuclear leukocytes by its chemotactic activity and lysing them by its leukotoxicity.
Increased inflammation and altered macrophage chemotactic responses caused by two ultrafine particle types.
 
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