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chemotaxis /che·mo·tax·is/ (-tak´sis) taxis in response to the influence of chemical stimulation.chemotac´tic
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. chemotaxis taxis or directional movement in response to the influence of chemical stimulation. 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. |
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Beyond the gestational seeding of macrophages to different tissues and initial maturation in situ, there is a special perinatal maturation of macrophages (particularly alveolar) that enables them to acquire increasing host defense capabilities (phagocytosis, chemotaxis, tumor necrosis factor-[alpha] production, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity) with increased postnatal age (Goldman et al. Exploitation of interleukin-8-induced neutrophil chemotaxis by the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Yet Eisenbach wasn't convinced that sperm chemotaxis could occur over the full 2 to 3 centimeters of the mammalian fallopian tube. |
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