liposomes (artificial)
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003803
Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003803 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | artificial membranes; niosomes; artificial cells; drug delivery systems |
| Translations | Spanish: liposomas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003803",
"term": "liposomes (artificial)",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"artificial membranes",
"niosomes",
"artificial cells",
"drug delivery systems"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "liposomas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/liposomes-artificial/"
}
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