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The cytochalasins—a group of mould metabolites—inhibit movement and cytoplasmic cleavage in cultured cells. At higher doses they cause nuclear extrusion which may lead to total enucleation
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CARTER, S. Effects of Cytochalasins on Mammalian Cells. Nature 213, 261–264 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213261a0
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