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What is the rate of a cell division?

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In order to maintain long-term size homeostasis, cells must on average double in size before they divide. In most organisms, this is accomplished by establishing a dependency on growth for cell cycle entry. read more

For every cell that dies a new one must be born, so there must be at least between 50 and 70 billion cell divisions to replenish these cells in an adult human (no net growth). But then I remembered erythrocytes. read more

After several passages, the length of cell division drops to 24 hr or less. Cells (all types of cells) get used to being in culture and divide faster. In a person or animal, the rate of stem cell division is going to vary with the physiological state. read more

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