How Small Is Human Adipocyte? 100 µm Compared to Scale

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

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

Micro World

Name	Size	Compared with Human Adipocyte
Ascaris lumbricoides Egg	60 µm	0.6×
Human Cheek Epithelial Cell	60 µm	0.6×
Pine Pollen Grain	70 µm	0.7×
Human Adipocyte	100 µm	this page
Euplotes	100 µm	same size
Human Cardiomyocyte	100 µm	same size
Human Smooth Muscle Cell	100 µm	same size
Onion Epidermal Cell	100 µm	same size
Didinium	150 µm	1.5×
Coscinodiscus Diatom	150 µm	1.5×

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