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How many cell types are there in the human body?

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Muriel Arimon
Public Engagement and Science Education Officer
Tel.+34 93 40 20413

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La Vanguardia has published an article by Muriel Arimon, Public Engagement and Science Education Officer, about the cell types present in the human body and how they are distinguished by their shape, size or distribution of internal structures.

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