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Number of nucleoli

Range	1 to 5 nucleoli/cell
Organism	Mammals
Reference	Editor: Dr. Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Dean A. Jackson, The Cell Nucleus: Biogenesis, Structure, and Function, p.28 left column bottom paragraph
Comments	Mammalian cells generally contain one to five nucleoli, the number will usually reflect the proliferative status of a cell, and may be used histologically as an indicator of proliferation in cancer diagnosis.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	107499