Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A state of increased activity of organisms in relation to chemical substances.
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- noun chemistry, biology The
motile response of an organism tochemical compounds , especially at a cellular level
Etymologies
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chemo- + -kinesis
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Ferguson GJ, Milne L, Kulkarni S, Sasaki T, Walker S, et al. (2007) PI (3) K gamma has an important context-dependent role in neutrophil chemokinesis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Shigeyuki Kanazawa et al. 2010
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