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Concept information

Preferred term

electroporation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/36237

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