Irreversible electroporation in medicine

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-259

  Rubinsky, Boris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Irreversible electroporation; Oncology; Tissue ablation

Indexed keywords

CANCER THERAPY; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 34548320976     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600401     Document Type: Review

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