Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Gel Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis

Gel electrophoresis in which the direction of the electric field is changed periodically. This technique is similar to other electrophoretic methods normally used to separate double-stranded DNA molecules ranging in size up to tens of thousands of base-pairs. However, by alternating the electric field direction one is able to separate DNA molecules up to several million base-pairs in length.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Gel electrophoresis in which the direction of the electric field is changed periodically. This technique is similar to other electrophoretic methods normally used to separate double-stranded DNA molecules ranging in size up to tens of thousands of base-pairs. However, by alternating the electric field direction one is able to separate DNA molecules up to several million base-pairs in length.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed Field
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Gradient
  • Electrophoresis, Pulsed Field Gel
  • Gel Electrophoresis, Pulsed-Field
  • Pulsed Field Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
  • Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
  • Pulsed-Field Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
  • Electrophoresis, Pulsed-Field Gel
  • Gel Electrophoresis, Pulsed Field
  • Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis
  • Contour-Clamped Homogeneous-Field Gel Electrophoresis
  • Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis
  • Orthogonal Field Alternation Gel Electrophoresis
  • Orthogonal-Field Alternation-Gel Electrophoresis
  • Alternation-Gel Electrophoresis, Orthogonal-Field
  • Contour Clamped Homogeneous Field Gel Electrophoresis
  • Electrophoresis, Orthogonal-Field Alternation-Gel

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

MeSH Record

History Note

92

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Electrophoresis (1986-1991)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.196w.401w.220w
  2. E05.301.300w.220w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gel Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016521
  2. Gel Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsed-field_gel_electrophoresis
  3. Gel Pulsed-Field Electrophoresis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855275