Enucleation (microbiology)

Last updated October 08, 2025

In the context of microbiology, enucleation refers to removing the nucleus of a cell. By replacing it with a different nucleus, this technique is used mainly in cloning but can also be used for creating hybrids of plants or animals. It was discovered that cells can be chemically enucleated with Cytochalasin B in 1967.^[1]

List of enucleated cells

Red blood cell in most mammals^[2]
Platelets in mammals^[3]

References

↑ Goldman, Robert D.; Pollack, Robert (1974). Chapter 9 Uses of Enucleated Cells. Methods in Cell Biology. Vol. 8. pp. 123–143. doi:10.1016/S0091-679X(08)60448-3. ISBN 978-0-12-564108-1.
↑ Liebich, Hans-Georg, ed. (2019). Veterinary Histology of Domestic Mammals and Birds. Veterinary Atlases (5th ed.). 5m Books Ltd. ISBN 9781789181067.
↑ Levin, J. (1997). "The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets". In Kuter, D. J.; et al. (eds.). Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins. Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3958-1_3.

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[1] Goldman, Robert D.; Pollack, Robert (1974). Chapter 9 Uses of Enucleated Cells. Methods in Cell Biology. Vol. 8. pp. 123–143. doi:10.1016/S0091-679X(08)60448-3. ISBN 978-0-12-564108-1.

[2] Liebich, Hans-Georg, ed. (2019). Veterinary Histology of Domestic Mammals and Birds. Veterinary Atlases (5th ed.). 5m Books Ltd. ISBN 9781789181067.

[3] Levin, J. (1997). "The Evolution of Mammalian Platelets". In Kuter, D. J.; et al. (eds.). Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins. Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3958-1_3.

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Enucleation (microbiology)

Contents

List of enucleated cells

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References