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Human B Lymphocyte: quanto misura?

Human B Lymphocyte (esemplare tipico): il diametro è di circa 7 µm.

Cosa viene misurato: resting cell, average diameter

Human B Lymphocyte (7 µm) in scala accanto a an E. coli bacterium (2 µm) e a red blood cell (7,5 µm)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: E. coli bacterium (2 µm), Human B Lymphocyte (7 µm) e Red blood cell (7,5 µm).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About the same width as a red blood cell
  • About 2 would fit across a cloud droplet
  • About 10 would fit across a human hair
  • About 3.5× the length of an E. coli bacterium
  • About 70× as wide as a flu virus

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Curiosità: Human B Lymphocyte

B lymphocytes produce antibodies and can differentiate into plasma cells that secrete thousands of antibody molecules per second.

Fonte: Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell; Kuby Immunology

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NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Human B Lymphocyte
Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst5 µm0,71×
Chlorella Algae Cell5 µm0,71×
Candida albicans5 µm0,71×
Halobacterium salinarum5 µm0,71×
Thermus aquaticus5 µm0,71×
Human T Lymphocyte7 µmdelle stesse dimensioni
Human B Lymphocyte7 µmquesta pagina
Cryptococcus neoformans8 µm1,1×
Human Melanocyte8 µm1,1×
Human Natural Killer Cell10 µm1,4×

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