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Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Electrochemotherapy
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Electroporation > Electrochemotherapy
Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Electroporation > Electrochemotherapy
Investigative Techniques > Electrochemical Techniques > Electroporation > Electrochemotherapy

Preferred term

Electrochemotherapy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A cancer treatment modality that uses pulsed electrical currents to permeabilize cell membranes (ELECTROPORATION) and thereby enhance the uptake of chemotherapeutic agents into the body's cells.

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In other languages

  • Électrochimiothérapie

    French

  • Électro-chimiothérapie
  • Thérapeutique par électroperméabilisation
  • Thérapeutique par électroporation
  • Traitement par électroperméabilisation
  • Traitement par électroporation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T32L7LTV-5

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