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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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chemoattractant activitychemoattraction of dopaminergic neuron axonchemoattraction of serotonergic neuron axon

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2011
2011
Carcinoma-Derived Interleukin-8 Disorients Dendritic Cell Migration Without Impairing T-Cell Stimulation
Background Interleukin-8 (IL-8, CXCL8) is readily produced by human malignant cells. Dendritic cells (DC) both produce IL-8 and… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The neuronal guidance cue Slit2 induces targeted migration and may play a role in brain metastasis of breast cancer cells
Cell migration is essential in many diverse processes ranging from embryonic development to wound healing and immune response… 
2007
2007
Structural Localization and Expression of CXCL12 and CXCR4 in Rat Heart and Isolated Cardiac Myocytes
CXCL12 (SDF-1), which binds CXCR4, is involved in several physiological and pathophysiological processes. In heart, this axis… 
2003
2003
Possible involvement of epidermodysplasia verruciformis human papillomaviruses in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis: a proposed hypothesis
Abstract:  We have shown previously in psoriasis a very high prevalence of epidermodysplasia verruciformis‐associated human… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
MIG (CXCL9) chemokine gene therapy combines with antibody-cytokine fusion protein to suppress growth and dissemination of murine colon carcinoma.
The induction of a CTL response capable of eradicating disseminated tumor metastases and the establishment of a persistent tumor… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Interleukin-5 production by human airway epithelial cells.
Interleukin (IL)-5 is a pleiotropic cytokine that exhibits biologic activity on cells of diverse hemopoieitic lineages. IL-5… 
1999
1999
Expression of RANTES in biopsies of skin and upper gastrointestinal tract from patients with systemic sclerosis
Abstract Inflammatory infiltrates and upregulated collagen production are hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Chemokines, lymphocytes and viruses: what goes around, comes around.
1993
1993
Leukotrienes in the pathophysiology of kwashiorkor
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… 
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