附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction; 2. Chemotaxis -- A Basic and Universal Phenomenon Among Microorganisms and Eukaryotic Cells; 3. Bacterial Chemotaxis; 4. Chemotaxis as a Means of Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria; 5. Molecular Mechanisms of Chemotaxis in Amoebae; 6. Physiology and Molecular Mechanisms of Chemotaxis of White Blood Cells; 7. Sperm Chemotaxis; 8. Chemotropic Guidance of Axons in the Nervous System; 9. Commonality and Diversity of Chemotaxis; Index.
摘要:How do white blood cells identify and move to fight invadingmicroorganisms? How do metastatic cancer cells find their targetorgan? How are sperm cells guided to the egg to fertilize it? How dounicellular organisms find food and avoid noxious substances? Bychemotaxis is the common answer to all these questions. Chemotaxis the response of cells to chemical stimuli by directed movement is one of the most basic and fascinating processes in nature, involved in both health and disease.
