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Descriptor English: Transfection
Descriptor Spanish: Transfección
Descriptor transfección
Scope note: Incorporación de ADN desnudo o purificado dentro de las CÉLULAS, usualmente eucariotas. Es similar a la TRANSFORMACION BACTERIANA y se utiliza de forma rutinaria en las TÉCNICAS DE TRANSFERENCIA GENICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transfecção
Descriptor French: Transfection
Entry term(s): Transfections
Tree number(s): E05.393.350.810
G05.728.860
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014162
Scope note: The uptake of naked or purified DNA by CELLS, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation (TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL) and both are routinely employed in GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES.
Annotation: coordinate with recipient/genet if permitted + specific donor/genet; do not confuse with genetic transvection, an epigenetic phenomenon (index under EPIGENESIS, GENETIC)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Transformation, Genetic (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 78; was see under TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC 1975-77
History Note: 78(75); was see under TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC 1975-77
Related: Electroporation MeSH
Transformation, Bacterial MeSH
Transformation, Genetic MeSH
DeCS ID: 23489
Unique ID: D014162
NLM Classification: QU 500
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/05/04
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Transfection - Preferred
Concept UI M0021796
Scope note The uptake of naked or purified DNA by CELLS, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation (TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL) and both are routinely employed in GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES.
Preferred term Transfection
Entry term(s) Transfections



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