chemotactic

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Etymology

From chemo- +‎ -tactic.

Adjective

chemotactic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis.
    • 2015 September 26, “Infection by Toxoplasma gondii Induces Amoeboid-Like Migration of Dendritic Cells in a Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrix”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Altogether, the present data show that the Toxoplasma-induced hypermigratory phenotype in a 3D matrix is consistent with integrin-independent amoeboid DC migration with maintained responsiveness to chemotactic and chemokinetic cues.

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