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Chemotaxins Definition:
Agents that cause white blood cells to migrate up its concentration gradient.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Chemotaxins Notes:
A chemotaxin is an agent, e.g., a complement component, which induces chemotaxis. It is either a substance released by bacteria, white blood cells or an injured tissue, which results in the movement of neutrophils and other white blood cells the site of the injury.
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