"Transfection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014162
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.393.350.810 G05.355.760.860
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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