Preferred Label : electroporation;
MeSH 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.; A technique in which electric pulses, in kilovolts per centimeter and of microsecond-to-millisecond
duration, cause a 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. Depending on the dosage, the formation of openings in the cell membranes
caused by the electric pulses may or may not be reversible.;
MeSH synonym : electropermeabilisation; Electric Field-Mediated Cell Permeabilization; Electric Field Mediated Cell Permeabilization;
MeSH hyponym : Electroporation, Irreversible; Electroporation, Reversible;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroporation;
Origin ID : D018274;
UMLS CUI : C0206691;
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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.
A technique in which electric pulses, in kilovolts per centimeter and of microsecond-to-millisecond
duration, cause a 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. Depending on the dosage, the formation of openings in the cell membranes
caused by the electric pulses may or may not be reversible.
