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MeSH Heading: Chemotactic Factors
Tree Number(s): D23.125
Unique ID: D002630
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002630
Annotation: /biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: Chemical substances that attract or repel cells. The concept denotes especially those factors released as a result of tissue injury, microbial invasion, or immunologic activity, that attract LEUKOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; or other cells to the site of infection or insult.
Entry Term(s): Chemoattractant; Chemoattractants; Chemotactic Factor; Chemotactic Factors, Macrophage; Chemotaxin; Chemotaxins; Cytotaxinogens; Cytotaxins; Macrophage Chemotactic Factor; Macrophage Chemotactic Factors
Previous Indexing: Chemotaxis (1966-1979); Chemotaxis, Leukocyte (1977-1979)
See Also: Pheromones
Public MeSH Note: 1980; see CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS 1984-1990; for CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS, MACROPHAGE see CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS, MACROPHAGE 1980-2007
History Note: 1980
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/04/30
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0004023
Scope Note: Chemical substances that attract or repel cells. The concept denotes especially those factors released as a result of tissue injury, microbial invasion, or immunologic activity, that attract LEUKOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; or other cells to the site of infection or insult.
Terms: Chemotactic Factors Preferred Term
Term UI T007645
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Chemotactic Factor
Term UI T001006754
Date02/03/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Chemoattractant
Term UI T001006755
Date02/03/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Chemotaxin
Term UI T001006756
Date02/03/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Chemoattractants
Term UI T007644
Date01/03/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Chemotaxins
Term UI T007646
Date04/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Chemotactic Factors MeSH Descriptor Data 2024