In vivo muscle electroporation threshold determination: Realistic numerical models and in vivo experiments

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 509-520

  Čorović, Selma ^a,b,c   Mir, Lluis M ^b,c   Miklavčič, Damijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b France   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Electric field; Electrochemotherapy; Gene therapy; Muscle electroporation; Numerical model; Skin electroporation; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHROMIUM RADIOISOTOPES; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

RATTUS;

EID: 84867887481     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9432-8     Document Type: Article

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