Chemotaxis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012977",
  "term": "Chemotaxis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The directional movement of a motile cell or organism in response to a chemical concentration gradient. Cells move toward higher concentrations of a chemical attractant (positive chemotaxis) or away from a chemical repellent (negative chemotaxis). In the immune system, white blood cells such as neutrophils migrate toward sites of inflammation by following gradients of chemotactic factors like certain cytokines.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "chemotactic factor",
    "cytokine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1142 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/chemotaxis/"
}