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Phototaxis , phototaxis A change in direction of locomotion in a motile organism or cell which is made in response to a change in light intensity. The response is… Chemotaxis , chemotaxis In a motile organism or cell, a change in the direction of locomotion that is made in response to a change in the concentrations of partic… Taxis , taxis •glacis, Onassis •abscess •anaphylaxis, axis, praxis, taxis •Chalcis • Jancis • synapsis • catharsis •Frances, Francis •thesis • Alexis • amanu… Receptor , receptor
1. A cell or group of cells specialized to detect a particular stimulus and to initiate the transmission of impulses via the sensory nerves.… sensitization , sensitization
1. (of a cell) The alteration of the integrity of a plasma membrane resulting from the reaction of specific antibodies with antigens on… B Cell , B cell (B lymphocyte) A lymphocyte that is derived from stem cells in the bone marrow but does not mature in the thymus (compare T cell); in birds it…
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