What does mechanotaxis mean?
Definitions for mechanotaxis
mechan·o·taxis
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mechanotaxis.
Did you actually mean mackintosh or macintosh?
Wiktionary
mechanotaxisnoun
The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
Wikidata
Mechanotaxis
Mechanotaxis refers to the directed movement of cell motility via mechanical cues. In response to fluidic shear stress, for example, cells have been shown to migrate in the direction of the fluid flow. A subset of mechanotaxis - termed durotaxis - refers specifically to cell migration guided by gradients in substrate rigidity. The observation that certain cell types seeded on a substrate rigidity gradient migrate up the gradient was first reported by Lo et al. The primary method for creating rigidity gradients for cells consists of altering the degree of cross-linking in polymers to adjust substrate stiffness. Alternative substrate rigidity gradients include micropost array gradients, where the stiffness of individual microposts is increased in a single, designed direction.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mechanotaxis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mechanotaxis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Translations for mechanotaxis
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- mekanotaxiSwedish
Get even more translations for mechanotaxis »
Translation
Find a translation for the mechanotaxis definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"mechanotaxis." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/mechanotaxis>.
Discuss these mechanotaxis definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In