Average length of microvilli of HeLa cell
| Range | 4-6 µm |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Fisher HW, Cooper TW. Electron microscope studies of the microvilli of HeLa cells. J Cell Biol. 1967 Aug34(2):569-76PubMed ID6035646 |
| Method | Electron microscopy. |
| Comments | The average number of microvilli per 100 µm^2 is 13.4 and the area of the spread HeLa cell is about 1600 µm^2. For microvillus diameter of ~100nm and length of 1-2µm see McConnell et al., 2009 PMID 19564407, p. 1285 left column 1st paragraph. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 103717 |