Chemotaxis

"Chemotaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The movement of cells or organisms toward or away from a substance in response to its concentration gradient.

Descriptor ID	D002633
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.113.780.500 F01.145.875.439.500.500 G04.198.424 G07.568.500.590.500 G11.427.410.568.850.500
Concept/Terms	Chemotaxis Chemotaxis Haptotaxis Haptotaxis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chemotaxis".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
Taxis Response [F01.145.113.780]
Chemotaxis [F01.145.113.780.500]
Spatial Behavior [F01.145.875]
Orientation, Spatial [F01.145.875.439]
Taxis Response [F01.145.875.439.500]
Chemotaxis [F01.145.875.439.500.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]
Cell Movement [G04.198]
Chemotaxis [G04.198.424]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Movement [G07.568]
Locomotion [G07.568.500]
Taxis Response [G07.568.500.590]
Chemotaxis [G07.568.500.590.500]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Movement [G11.427.410]
Locomotion [G11.427.410.568]
Taxis Response [G11.427.410.568.850]
Chemotaxis [G11.427.410.568.850.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Chemotaxis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Chemotaxis".

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Bar chart showing 34 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	2	4
2003	0	6	6
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	3	3
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	3	4
2009	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	3	3
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1

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Zhou Y, Xia X, Yang E, Wang Y, Marra KG, Ethier CR, Schuman JS, Du Y. Adipose-derived stem cells integrate into trabecular meshwork with glaucoma treatment potential. FASEB J. 2020 05; 34(5):7160-7177.

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Rezk AF, Kemp DM, El-Domyati M, El-Din WH, Lee JB, Uitto J, Igoucheva O, Alexeev V. Misbalanced CXCL12 and CCL5 Chemotactic Signals in Vitiligo Onset and Progression. J Invest Dermatol. 2017 May; 137(5):1126-1134.

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Ravin KA, Loy M. The Eosinophil in Infection. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2016 Apr; 50(2):214-27.

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Huang Y, Clarke F, Karimi M, Roy NH, Williamson EK, Okumura M, Mochizuki K, Chen EJ, Park TJ, Debes GF, Zhang Y, Curran T, Kambayashi T, Burkhardt JK. CRK proteins selectively regulate T cell migration into inflamed tissues. J Clin Invest. 2015 Mar 02; 125(3):1019-32.

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Palmerini E, Benassi MS, Quattrini I, Pazzaglia L, Donati D, Benini S, Gamberi G, Gambarotti M, Picci P, Ferrari S. Prognostic and predictive role of CXCR4, IGF-1R and Ezrin expression in localized synovial sarcoma: is chemotaxis important to tumor response? Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015 Jan 23; 10:6.

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Geherin SA, Wilson RP, Jennrich S, Debes GF. CXCR4 is dispensable for T cell egress from chronically inflamed skin via the afferent lymph. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e95626.

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Di Rosa M, Malaguarnera G, De Gregorio C, Palumbo M, Nunnari G, Malaguarnera L. Immuno-modulatory effects of vitamin D3 in human monocyte and macrophages. Cell Immunol. 2012 Nov; 280(1):36-43.

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Oliver JA, Maarouf O, Cheema FH, Liu C, Zhang QY, Kraus C, Zeeshan Afzal M, Firdous M, Klinakis A, Efstratiadis A, Al-Awqati Q. SDF-1 activates papillary label-retaining cells during kidney repair from injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2012 Jun 01; 302(11):F1362-73.

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Gaiser MR, Lämmermann T, Feng X, Igyarto BZ, Kaplan DH, Tessarollo L, Germain RN, Udey MC. Cancer-associated epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM; CD326) enables epidermal Langerhans cell motility and migration in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 10; 109(15):E889-97.

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O'Connell AE, Redding KM, Hess JA, Lok JB, Nolan TJ, Abraham D. Soluble extract from the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis induces CXCR2 dependent/IL-17 independent neutrophil recruitment. Microbes Infect. 2011 Jun; 13(6):536-44.

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