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chemotaxis: see taxis taxis (tăk`sĭs), movement of animals either toward or away from a stimulus, such as light (phototaxis), heat (thermotaxis), ..... Click the link for more information. . chemotaxis [‚kē·mō′tak·səs] (biology) The orientation or movement of a motile organism with reference to a chemical agent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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