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This almost feels like cheating. Why not count hair follicles with hair attached then?
by NoMoreNicksLeft 4mo ago
This almost feels like cheating. Why not count hair follicles with hair attached then?
- mbauman 4mo agoThat's very different; hair doesn't perform membrane transport along its length. The surface of an axon is critical to the cell's functioning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolemma
- hatthew 4mo agoIn addition to what mbauman said, hair follicles and the hair itself are not single-cell. I can't immediately find the composition and average cell size, but even a long and thick strand of hair is less than 2 orders of magnitude larger than the largest neurons. I doubt any individual hair cell is very large.
- gus_massa 4mo agoI agree, except the Squid Gian Axon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_giant_axon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_giant_axon that can "1mm diameter and almost 1m long" https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/using-animals-in-scientific-research/animal-research-species/squid https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/using-animals...