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Chemostimulus

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chemostimulantnoun(biochemistry) A chemical stimulant
photostimulonnoun(biochemistry, genetics) photochemical stimulon
chemotaxinnoun(biochemistry) Any substance that stimulates chemotaxis.
chemosignalnoun(biology) a pheromone
chemoattractantnoun(biochemistry) A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells.
chemosensornouna cell in a sense organ that can convert a chemical stimulus into some form of action
chemotoxinnounA toxin derived from a chemokine
optochemokinenounA chemokine that is activated by light
chemosynapsenounA chemokine receptor
chemoeffectornoun(biology) Any structure that is responsible for chemotaxis
motogennounAny substance that stimulates cell motility.
chemotransductionnoun(biochemistry) chemical transduction (of energy)
mechanotransductionnoun(biology) The conversion of a mechanical stimulus into chemical activity
mechanophorenoun(chemistry) Any compound whose reaction is triggered by mechanical force
chemokinasenounAlternative form of chemokine. [(biochemistry, immunology) Any of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.]
second messengernoun(biochemistry) Any substance used to transmit a signal within a cell, especially one which triggers a cascade of events by activating cellular components
chemorepellentnoun(biochemistry) Any substance that produces negative chemotaxis
chemical messengernounAny compound that serves to transmit a message.
chemoattractionnoun(biochemistry) The action of a chemoattractant
chemotrigger zonenounSynonym of chemoreceptor trigger zone.

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