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electroporation

[-pôrā′shən]

a type of osmotic transfection in which an electric current is used to produce temporary holes in cell membranes, allowing the entry of nucleic acids or macromolecules (a way of introducing new deoxyribonucleic acid into the cell). See also transfection.

electroporation (i·lekˈ·trō·p

·rāˑ·sh

n),

n technique by which cell membranes are made permeable by rapid pulses of high-voltage current. Has been used to treat cancers.

electroporation

the use of high-voltage electrical impulse to create pores through a cell membrane and allow uptake of DNA into a cell.

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