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.

MeSH information

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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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