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Enucleation of fibroblasts was accomplished by centrifligation of glass adherent cells in media containing cytochalasin B. Toxoplasma gondii entered the enucleate cells and multiplied in them in a manner identical to that seen in normal fibroblasts. The results establish that the cellular factor required for multiplication of toxoplasmas is not derived from the nucleus.
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