Motility

Motility is the ability to move spontaneously and independently. The term can apply to single cells, or to multicellular organisms.

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Often, in cellular biology or biomedical engineering, motility refers to directed cell movement down gradients established in biopolymers. Example are:

Related Topics:
Biology - Biomedical engineering - Cell

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• movement along a chemical gradient (see chemotaxis)
• movement along a rigidity gradient (see durotaxis)
• movement along a gradient of cell adhesion sites (see haptotaxis)

More information on cell motility can be found under cell biology.

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Motility is also a term refering to the movement of stool through the intestines.

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