Cellular BasicsCell Division |
Do all cells divide at the same rate? |
No, all cells do not divide at the same rate. Cells that require frequent replenishing, such as skin or intestinal cells, may only take roughly twelve hours to complete a cell cycle. Other cells, such as liver cells, remain in a resting state (interphase) for up to a year before undergoing division. Cells such as human brain cells exist for a lifetime in a nondividing state.