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Chemotaxis, Leukocyte

Known as: Leukocyte Chemotaxis, Leukotaxis, leucocyte chemotaxis 
The movement of leukocytes in response to a chemical concentration gradient or to products formed in an immunologic reaction.
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
PTEN regulates motility but not directionality during leukocyte chemotaxis
The localization at opposite cell poles of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinases and PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Shark complement: an assessment
Summary: The classical (CCP) and alternative (ACP) pathways of complement activation have been established for the nurse shark… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Abnormalities of leukocyte chemotaxis in patients with various forms of periodontitis.
Prior studies have documented that a majority of patients with juvenile periodontitis have suppressed polymorphonuclear leukocyte… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Specific binding by human polymorphonuclear leucocytes of the immunological mediator 1-O-hexadecyl/octadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine.
The binding of the platelet-activating factor 1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (AGEPC) by human… 
1983
1983
Methotrexate inhibits polymorphonuclear leucocyte chemotaxis in psoriasis
Six patients suffering from widespread psoriasis were treated with 20 mg methotrexate (MTX) intramuscularly and the chemotactic… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Defective leukotaxis in patients with lepromatous leprosy.
Sera from patients with lepromatous leprosy contain a leukotactic (chemotactic) inhibitor that irreversibly inhibits a variety of… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
Leukotaxis and leukotactic disorders. A review.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Abnormalities of chemotactic lymphokine synthesis and mononuclear leukocyte chemotaxis in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is characterized by numerous humoral and cellular immune abnormalities including anergy, defective… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A serum inhibitor of leukotaxis in a child with recurrent infections.
Abstract A patient with recurrent infections was studied. No abnormalities of cell-mediated or humoral immunity were found, but… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Use of leukocyte chemotaxis in vitro to assay mediators generated by immune reactions. I. Quantitation of mononuclear and polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis with polycarbonate (nuclepore) filters…
Polycarbonate (Nuclepore) filters were used to develop a rapid, reproducible technique to measure simultaneously mononuclear… 
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