Number of lymphocytes in body (for total number of cells in body, 3e+13, see BNIDS 113005, 113006)
| Range | ~2e+12 cells |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Alberts, Bruce Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walters (2002). Molecular Biology of the Cell Fourth Edition. New York and London: Garland Science section V-24 link - link |
| Comments | See sentence beneath heading "Lymphocytes Are Required for Adaptive Immunity": "There are about 2×10^12 lymphocytes in the human body, making the immune system comparable in cell mass to the liver or brain." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 103587 |