Electroporation

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.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): E05.200.500.454, E05.242.448, E05.301.500

MeSH Unique ID: D018274

Entry Terms:

• Electric Field-Mediated Cell Permeabilization
• Electric Field Mediated Cell Permeabilization
• Electropermeabilisation
• Irreversible Electroporation
• Electroporation, Irreversible
• Reversible Electroporation
• Electroporation, Reversible

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Cytological Techniques
Electroporation
Electroporation Therapies
Electrochemotherapy
Irreversible Electroporation Therapy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Cytological Techniques
Electroporation
Electroporation Therapies
Electrochemotherapy
Irreversible Electroporation Therapy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Electrochemical Techniques
Electroporation
Electroporation Therapies
Electrochemotherapy
Irreversible Electroporation Therapy