electroporation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002107",
  "term": "electroporation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "genetic techniques and protocols",
    "processing technology",
    "artificial membranes",
    "gene transfer",
    "membrane permeability"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "electroporación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/electroporation/"
}