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Cytoplast

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A cytoplast is a medical term which is defined as cell membrane plus cytoplasm. It is occasionally used to describe a cell in which the nucleus has been removed.[1]

Protoplasm = Cytoplasm + Nucleoplasm

Protoplast = Protoplasm + Plasma membrane

So, Cytoplasm = Protoplasm - Nucleoplasm and

Cytoplast = Cytoplasm + Plasma membrane

See also

References

  1. ^ Du L, Lin G, Lu G (2011). "Cytoplast containing reprogramming-related factors from human embryonic stem cells arrested at metaphase". Development, Growth & Differentiation. 53 (1): 18–25. doi:10.1111/j.1440-169X.2010.01217.x. PMID 21261607.