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Electroporation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A technique in which electric pulses of intensity in kilovolts per centimeter and of microsecond-to-millisecond duration cause a temporary loss of the semipermeability of CELL MEMBRANES, thus leading to ion leakage, escape of metabolites, and increased uptake by cells of drugs, molecular probes, and DNA.

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Synonym(s)

  • Electropermeabilisation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z0MFBJB4-V

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