Number of lymphocytes in body
Range | Human 1e+12: Mouse 1e+8 lymphocytes/body |
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Organism | Mammals |
Reference | Alan S. Perelson, Ge´rard Weisbuch, Immunology for physicists, Rev. Mod. Phys. 69, 1219–1268 (1997) p.1220 left column 2nd paragraph |
Comments | "The size of an organism determines the maximum number of its lymphocytes. Thus mice have of the order of 10^8 lymphocytes, while humans have of the order of 10^12. Thus system sizes are large but not as large as Avogadro’s number." See BNID 103587 |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 109928 |