Psychiatry and Psychology

Taxis Response

A behavior in free-moving organism that results in motion or orientation toward or away from an external stimulus.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A behavior in free-moving organism that results in motion or orientation toward or away from an external stimulus.

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12 entry terms
  • Response, Taxis
  • Responses, Taxis
  • Taxis Responses
  • Compass Orientation
  • Galvanotaxis
  • Heat Avoidance
  • Thermal Avoidance
  • Thermotaxis
  • Tropotaxis
  • Avoidance, Heat
  • Avoidance, Thermal
  • Orientation, Compass

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2017

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  1. F01.145.113w.780w
  2. F01.145.875.439w.500w
  3. G07.568.500.590w
  4. G11.427.410.568.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Taxis Response. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071442
  2. Taxis Response. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxis
  3. Taxis Response. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q949618