4 ms·
In 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 ev
by hatthew 4mo ago
In 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...