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Saturday, 19 July 2014

Necrotaxis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis

Necrotaxis embodies a special type of chemotaxis when the chemoattractant molecules are released from necrotic or apoptotic cells. Depending on the chemical character of released substances, necrotaxis can accumulate or repel cells, which underlines the pathophysiological significance of this phenomenon.

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