chemotropic
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chemotropic — turning towards a chemical stimulus … Dictionary of ichthyology
chemotropic — See chemotropism. * * * … Universalium
chemotropic — adj. grows or moves in response to a chemical stimulus … English contemporary dictionary
chemotropic — chemo·tropic … English syllables
chemotropic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chem + tropic : involving or exhibiting chemotropism • chemotropically adverb * * * chemōtropˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑chem … Useful english dictionary
chemotropism — chemotropic /kee meuh trop ik, troh pik, kem euh /, adj. chemotropically, adv. /ki mo treuh piz euhm/, n. Biol. oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus. [1895 1900; CHEMO + TROPISM] * * * … Universalium
Netrin — 1 knockout disrupts thalamocortical projections topography. From Powell et al., 2008.[1] Netrins are a class of proteins involved in axon guidance. They are named after the Sanskrit word netr , which means one who guide … Wikipedia
Chemotropism — is growth of organisms (or parts of organism) such as bacteria and plants, navigated by chemical stimulus from outside of the organism. The response by the plant is termed ‘positive’ if the growth is towards the stimulus or ‘negative’ if the… … Wikipedia
Axon guidance — (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach the correct targets. Axons often follow very precise paths in the nervous system, and how they manage to find their … Wikipedia
Filopodia — This electron micrograph shows exaggerated filopodia with club like shape induced by formin mDia2 in cultured cells. These filopodia are filled with bundled actin filaments which were born in and converged from the lamellipodial network.… … Wikipedia
