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Surface area of typical neuron

Range	~2,000 µm^2
Organism	Unspecified
Reference	Dai J, Sheetz MP, Wan X, Morris CE (1998) Membrane tension in swelling and shrinking molluscan neurons. J Neurosci 18: 6681–6692 p.6691 right column 4th paragraphPubMed ID9712640
Comments	"For a typical neuron, the surface area [is] ~2000 mm^2..." Note-ref gives units of "mm^2", however this seems in error and units units should be "µm^2"
Entered by	Uri M
ID	110856