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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epithelial turnover rate of the healthy esophagus | Human Homo sapiens | ~11 | days | 115557 | Tomasetti C, Li L, Vogelstein... |
| Number of microbial cells in human body | Human Homo sapiens | 10^14 (see BNID 113000 for more updated value of 3.8x10^13) | microbial cells (mostly bacteria)/human body | 102392 | Savage DC. Microbial... |
| Destiny of bile salts | Human Homo sapiens | lost in feces 5%: reabsorbed in small intestine 95% | % | 113403 | Rowland I et al., Gut... |
| Fraction of microflora that are yeast strains | Human Homo sapiens | <0.1 | % | 113405 | Saber A et al., Cellular... |
| Rate of transport of hormones in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial tract | Rat Rattus norvegicus | 48 - 96 | mm/day | 112230 | Vahlsing HL, Hirschl RB... |
| Percent of total serotonin produced in enterochromaffin cells | Various | 90 | Percent | 102687 | Indiana University school... |
| Ratio between number of microbial cells and number of animal cells in body | Human Homo sapiens | 10 (outdated, updated value is 1.3, see comments section) | unitless | 102391 | Savage DC. Microbial... |
| Cytoplasmic pH maintained by E. coli in human gastro-intestinal tract (pH 4.5-9) | Bacteria Escherichia coli | 7.2 to 7.8 | Unitless | 106518 | Wilks JC, Slonczewski... |
| Number of intestinal microbe species | Human Homo sapiens | 400 - 500 | microbial species | 117016 | Breitbart M et al., ... |
| Number of species out of 400 to 500 human intestinal microbial species that account for 99% of the total population | Human Homo sapiens | 30 - 40 | species | 117017 | Breitbart M et al., ... |
| Average turnover time of pit, zymogenic and parietal cells in oxyntic pit-gland unit in stomach | Mouse Mus musculus | pit 3: zymogenic 194: parietal 54 | days | 112304 | Karam SM, Lineage commitment... |
| Turnover time of cells in mucous units of the pyloric antrum | Mouse Mus musculus | pit cells ~3: gland cells ~1 - 60 | days | 112305 | Karam SM, Lineage commitment... |
| Cigarette smoking increases the risk of proximal gastric cancer by | Human Homo sapiens | 2-3 | times | 113187 | Patel TN, Roy S, Ravi... |
| Number of cells in human body (see BNID 113006 for more updated value of 3x10^13) | Human Homo sapiens | ~1e+13 | cells/body | 102390 | Savage DC. Microbial... |
| Stool weight and transit time in 220 healthy adults in the United Kingdom | Human Homo sapiens | Table - link | N/A | 112359 | Cummings JH, Bingham SA... |
| Fraction of all cells that are peptide- or polypeptide-producing enteroendocrine cells | Mouse Mus musculus | in stomach body ~7: in pyloric antrum 3: in small intestine crypt-villus cells ~0.5: in colon ~0.4 | % | 112583 | Karam SM, Lineage commitment... |
| Percent of daily calories supplied by microbiota | Human Homo sapiens | 10-15 | % | 109650 | Xu J, Bjursell MK, Himrod J... |
| Turnover time of gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa (probably in human) | Unspecified | 2 - 3 | days | 112311 | Rubio CA. The Natural... |
| Number of bacterial species in the indigenous microflora of the oral cavity | Human Homo sapiens | 200 | unitless | 105707 | Berg RD. The indigenous... |
| Endogenous protein released into the intestinal tract | Human Homo sapiens | 35-55 | grams per day | 102114 | Michael A. Savageau, 1983... |