chemotactic factor

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chemotactic factor

soluble molecules which attract and guide the movement of cells such as phagocytes in the inflammatory response.

chemotactic factor

Chemoattractant, chemotaxin Immunology Any small molecule that acts as a chemical stimulus along a concentration gradient, attracting macrophages and other cells–eg, to a site of inflammation. See Chemotaxis.

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