Psychiatry and Psychology

Chemotaxis

The movement of cells or organisms toward or away from a substance in response to its concentration gradient.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The movement of cells or organisms toward or away from a substance in response to its concentration gradient.

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1 entry terms
  • Haptotaxis

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. F01.145.113w.780w.500w
  2. F01.145.875.439w.500w.500w
  3. G04.198.424w
  4. G07.568.500.590w.500w
  5. G11.427.410.568.850w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chemotaxis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002633. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002633
  2. Chemotaxis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis
  3. Chemotaxis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q658145