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chemotaxis
(ke″mo-tak´sis)
movement of a cell or organism in response to differences in concentration of a dissolved substance, either in the direction
of increasing concentration (positive) or in the direction of decreasing concentration (negative). adj., chemotac´tic., adj.
leukocyte chemotaxis
the response of leukocytes to products formed during an immune response, wherein leukocytes are attracted to and accumulate at the site of the reaction; it is part of the inflammatory response. See also inflammation.
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