Number of endothelial cells in adult
| Value | 1e+12 Unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Jaffe EA. Cell biology of endothelial cells. Hum Pathol. 1987 Mar18(3):234-9. p.234 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID3546072 |
| Comments | Because individual endothelial cells are approxinmtely 20×50µm^2, the body contains about 1,000m^2 per 1,000µm^2 or 10^12 endothelial cells weighing in excess of 100 g. Note-Becher et al., 2010 p.342 middle column bottom paragraph give value of 10^13 cells. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106176 |