| Value |
5e+10
cells
|
| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Pelvig DP, Pakkenberg H, Stark AK, Pakkenberg B. Neocortical glial cell numbers in human brains. Neurobiol Aging. 2008 Nov29(11):1754-62.PubMed ID17544173
|
| Method |
The tissue was embedded in paraffin wax. Four-micrometer-thick sections were cut from all blocks for H&E stains, and for immunohistochemistry in selected areas. |
| Comments |
Female brain. Of these 21.4 billion neurons and 27.9 billion glial cells. For 10^12 glia cells in brain see Vickaryous et al., 2006 PMID 16790079 p.431 right column 3rd paragraph |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
103185 |