单词 | chemotax |
释义 | chemotaxv. Biology. intransitive. To exhibit chemotaxis; to move in response to certain chemical substances. ΚΠ 1979 Bull. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. May 54 Some nutrients are essential for the chemotactic response. Bacteria normally make S-adenosylmethionine, but if its synthesis is blocked they are unable to chemotax. 1991 P. Brown Hypnotic Brain vii. 177 Monocytes can chemotax to numerous neuropeptides via processes..mediated by distinct receptors indistinguishable from those found in the brain. 2007 Developmental Biol. 7 44/1 Growing amoebae chemotax toward folic acid and other nutrients. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1979 |
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