positive chemotaxis


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Noun1.positive chemotaxis - movement toward a chemical stimulus
chemotaxis - movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
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che·mo·tax·is

, positive chemotaxis, negative chemotaxis
n. quimiotaxis, movimiento de un organismo o célula como reacción a un estímulo químico.
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It has been observed that dilutions to the millionth and ten-millionth showed positive Chemotaxis. Results showed Chemotaxis regarding dilutions of conditioned A549 medium with fresh medium as the control, and negative Chemotaxis with all dilutions of WI-38.
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