Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis is the movement of cells, most often macrophages, in a certain direction based on a chemical stimulus.

We distinguish two types of chemotaxis:

• Positive chemotaxis - the movement of cells towards a chemical stimulus.
• Negative chemotaxis - the movement of cells away from the chemical stimulus.

Sources

• ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Chemotaxe [online]. [cit. 2010-11-11]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160416175531/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Chemotaxe>.

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