[New applications of electricity in clinical practice].
The living matter is sensitive to electric field impulses, and in particular the membrane structure of cells can be transiently modified under calibrated impulses. This, combined with permeabilization, gives access to the cytoplasmic volume. Moreover, fusion of cells by contact or insertion of receptors is made possible. These acquisitions of fundamental research on electricity-living matter interactions has recently led to practical achievements.
Teissie
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Laboratoire de Toxicologie et de Pharmacologie fondamentales du CNRS, Département Glycoconjugués et Biomembranes, Toulouse.
D002459:Cell Fusion; D002462:Cell Membrane; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans