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Chemotaxis

Known as: taxis in response to chemical stimulus, chemotropism, Chemotactic Process 
The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement… 
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ACKR4 geneAZU1 wt AlleleC-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 1, humanC-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 2, human

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Neurokinin 1 receptor isoforms and the control of innate immunity.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Directed cell migration via chemoattractants released from degradable microspheres.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Monocytes from Wiskott-Aldrich patients display reduced chemotaxis and lack of cell polarization in response to monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine.
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked disorder characterized by trombocytopenia, eczema, and progressive decline of the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Comparison of the periplasmic receptors for L-arabinose, D-glucose/D-galactose, and D-ribose. Structural and Functional Similarity.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Actin polymerization and pseudopod extension during amoeboid chemotaxis.
Amoebae of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum are an excellent model system for the study of amoeboid chemotaxis… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Molecular and cellular aspects of patterning sensory neurone connections in the vertebrate nervous system.
Other presentations to this symposium have indicated that the search at the molecular level for the pivotal regulatory, or… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Changes in actin associated with the cytoskeleton following chemotactic stimulation of dictyostelium discoideum.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Biologial effects of the human complement fragments C5a and C5ades Arg on neutrophil function.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Suppression of leukocyte chemotaxis by human IgA myeloma components
Sera from patients with IgA myeloma suppressed polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) chemotaxis, while generally little or no… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Physiology of fertilization in fish eggs.
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