Preferred Label : biolistics;
MeSH definition : Techniques where DNA is delivered directly into organelles at high speed using projectiles
coated with nucleic acid, shot from a helium-powered gun (gene gun). One of these
techniques involves immunization by DNA VACCINES, which delivers DNA-coated gold beads
to the epidermis.;
MeSH synonym : gene gun technique; biolistic; gene-gun technique; gene-gun techniques;
MeSH hyponym : Particle-Mediated epidermal delivery of DNA; gene gun DNA immunization; Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery of DNA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biolistics;
Origin ID : D019470;
UMLS CUI : C0376638;
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Techniques where DNA is delivered directly into organelles at high speed using projectiles
coated with nucleic acid, shot from a helium-powered gun (gene gun). One of these
techniques involves immunization by DNA VACCINES, which delivers DNA-coated gold beads
to the epidermis.