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positive chemotaxis

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

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2011
2011
A peptide binding to dimerized translationally controlled tumor protein modulates allergic reactions
Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is believed to be involved in a variety of inflammatory processes: secretion of… 
2011
2011
The role of biliary epithelial cells in the immunopathogenesis of non-suppurative destructive cholangitis in murine hepatic graft-versus-host disease.
Non-suppurative destructive cholangitis (NSDC) is characterized by T-cell infiltration of the biliary epithelia of small-to… 
2005
2005
CXCL 9 inhibits eosinophil responses by a CCR 3-and Rac 2-dependent mechanism
Recently, inhibitory cytokine pathways for leukocyte chemoattraction and activation have been identified, but there is little… 
2001
2001
Effects of 50 Hz sinusoidal electromagnetic fields on MCP-1 and RANTES generated from activated human macrophages.
Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) induce cellular changes and modulate signal transduction pathways, and… 
1990
1990
Intra- and interspecific chemoattraction in Echinostoma caproni and E. trivolvis adults in vitro.
Intra- and interspecific chemoattraction was studied in 14-day-old Echinostoma caproni and E. trivolvis from domestic chicks… 
1989
1989
Production of low molecular weight chemoattractants for leukocytes by periovulatory ovine follicles.
Studies were performed to determine if periovulatory ovine follicles secrete chemoattractants for leukocytes, and if so, to begin… 
1986
1986
Phospholipid methylation in starfish spermatozoa is linked to sperm chemoattraction.
The mechanism whereby ovarian peptides cause sperm attraction was studied in the starfish. Phospholipid methylation and protein-O… 
1981
1981
Chemoattractive factors from Escherichia coli: individual strain variation
Thirty-five different Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria, cystitis, or pyelonephritis… 
1980
1980
In vitro pairing of Echinostoma revolutum (trematoda) metacercariae and adults, and characterization of worm products involved in chemoattraction.
In vitro pairing studies were done on chemically excysted metacercariae and on adults of Echinostoma revolutum maintained in… 
1978
1978
Chemotaxis of human polymorphonuclears in vitro. V. Role of the nonsegmented neutrophils and of the experimental conditions in the impairment of chemotaxis observed during bacterial infections.
Chemotaxis of human leukocytes was studied in vitro with a microfilter having pores of 3 micrometer used as a substrate for the…