Revised Estimates for the Number of Human and Bacteria Cells in the Body.
Reported values in the literature on the number of cells in the body differ by orders of magnitude and are very seldom supported by any measurements or calculations. Here, we integrate the most up-to-date information on the number of human and bacterial cells in the body. We estimate the total numbe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4991899?pdf=render |