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negative chemotaxis

Known as: chemoaversion, chemorepulsion 
The directed movement of a motile cell or organism towards a lower concentration of a chemical. [GOC:ai, GOC:bf, GOC:isa_complete]
National Institutes of Health

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chemorepellent activitychemorepulsion involved in interneuron migration from the subpallium to the cortexchemorepulsion of branchiomotor axonchemorepulsion of dopaminergic neuron axon

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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Positive and negative chemotaxis of enzyme-coated liposome motors
The ability of cells or cell components to move in response to chemical signals is critical for the survival of living systems… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Roles of DUOX-mediated hydrogen peroxide in metabolism, host defense, and signaling.
SIGNIFICANCE Among the NADPH oxidases, the dual oxidases, DUOX1 and DUOX2, constitute a distinct subfamily initially called… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Endothelial Expression of Guidance Cues in Vessel Wall Homeostasis Dysregulation Under Proatherosclerotic Conditions
Objective—Emerging evidence suggests that neuronal guidance cues, typically expressed during development, are involved in both… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The neuroimmune guidance cue netrin-1 promotes atherosclerosis by inhibiting the emigration of macrophages from plaques
Atherosclerotic plaque formation is fueled by the persistence of lipid-laden macrophages in the artery wall. The mechanisms by… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chemorepulsion by blood S1P regulates osteoclast precursor mobilization and bone remodeling in vivo
Chemotaxis and chemorepulsion of osteoclast precursors depends on S1P concentrations and expression of the receptors S1PR1 and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
UNC5H1 Induces Apoptosis via Its Juxtamembrane Region through an Interaction with NRAGE*
The UNC5Hs are axon guidance receptors that mediate netrin-1-dependent chemorepulsion, and dependence receptors that mediate… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Cell movement patterns during gastrulation in the chick are controlled by positive and negative chemotaxis mediated by FGF4 and FGF8.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Chemorepulsion of Neuronal Migration by Slit2 in the Developing Mammalian Forebrain
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Chemoattraction and Chemorepulsion of Olfactory Bulb Axons by Different Secreted Semaphorins
During development, growth cones can be guided at a distance by diffusible factors, which are attractants and/or repellents. The… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Embryonic phenotype of Unc5h3 mutant mice suggests chemorepulsion during the formation of the rostral cerebellar boundary.
Mutation of the Unc5h3 (formally known as rcm) gene has important consequences on neuronal migration during cerebellar… 
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