Micro World

Human Adipocyte: quanto misura?

Human Adipocyte: il diametro è di circa 100 µm.

Cosa viene misurato: mature fat cell, diameter

Human Adipocyte (100 µm) in scala accanto a a human hair (70 µm) e a human egg cell (115 µm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Human hair (70 µm), Human Adipocyte (100 µm) e Human egg cell (115 µm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • A little smaller than a human egg cell
  • A little wider than a human hair
  • About 5 would fit across a grain of sand
  • As wide as about 5 cloud droplets side by side
  • As wide as about 13 red blood cells side by side

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Curiosità: Human Adipocyte

A mature human fat cell is almost entirely filled by a single large lipid droplet that pushes the nucleus to the edge.

Fonte: Physiological Reviews: Adipocyte biology; Molecular Biology of the Cell

Micro World

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Human Adipocyte
Ascaris lumbricoides Egg60 µm0,6×
Human Cheek Epithelial Cell60 µm0,6×
Pine Pollen Grain70 µm0,7×
Human Adipocyte100 µmquesta pagina
Euplotes100 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Human Cardiomyocyte100 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Human Smooth Muscle Cell100 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Onion Epidermal Cell100 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Didinium150 µm1,5×
Coscinodiscus Diatom150 µm1,5×

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