Number of skin cells
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| Value | 1.1e+11 cells |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Amazing numbers in biology, Rainer Flindt, Springer 2006, pp. 212 |
| Primary Source | see list of primary sources in book mentioned in Reference |
| Comments | Dividing number of bacteria on the skin (10^12 BNID 105712) by this value gives a ratio of ~10 'skin' bacteria to one skin cell. |
| Entered by | Phil Mongiovi |
| ID | 101734 |