Macrophage Migration Test:

Terms Related to Macrophage Migration Test

• Macrophage Activation

  The process of altering the morphology and functional activity of macrophages so that they become avidly phagocytic. It is initiated by lymphokines, such as the ...

• Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors

  Proteins released by sensitized lymphocytes and possibly other cells that inhibit the migration of macrophages away from the release site. The structure and chemical properties ...

• Leukocyte Migration Inhibitory Factors

  Protein factor(s) released by sensitized lymphocytes (and possibly other cells) that inhibit the movement of leukocytes, especially polymorphonuclear cells, away from their site of release. ...

• Homing Behavior

  Instinctual patterns of activity related to a specific area including ability of certain animals to return to a given place when displaced from it, often ...