A brief overview of electroporation pulse strength-duration space: A region where additional intracellular effects are expected

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue , 2012, Pages 236-243

  Weaver, James C ^a   Smith, Kyle C ^a,b   Esser, Axel T ^a   Son, Reuben S ^a   Gowrishankar, T R ^a  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell model; Cell system; Electroporation; Intracellular electroporation

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC; CELL MODEL; CELL SYSTEM; CELLULAR COMPARTMENTS; CYTOCHROME C; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MULTISTEP PROCESS; NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS;

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

CELL DEATH;

CALCIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; SPACE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865173566     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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