Phototaxis

"Phototaxis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A behavioral change that results in an organism moving or orienting toward or away from the light source.

Descriptor ID	D000071444
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.113.780.875 F01.145.875.439.500.875 G07.568.500.590.875 G11.427.410.568.850.875
Concept/Terms	Phototaxis Phototaxis Photokinesis Photokinesis Photokineses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Phototaxis".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
Taxis Response [F01.145.113.780]
Phototaxis [F01.145.113.780.875]
Spatial Behavior [F01.145.875]
Orientation, Spatial [F01.145.875.439]
Taxis Response [F01.145.875.439.500]
Phototaxis [F01.145.875.439.500.875]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Movement [G07.568]
Locomotion [G07.568.500]
Taxis Response [G07.568.500.590]
Phototaxis [G07.568.500.590.875]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Movement [G11.427.410]
Locomotion [G11.427.410.568]
Taxis Response [G11.427.410.568.850]
Phototaxis [G11.427.410.568.850.875]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Phototaxis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Phototaxis".

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