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Mature Human Oocyte
0.12 mm
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Uniformly scaled by oocyte diameter.

Mature Human Oocyte

A fully grown human oocyte about 120 µm in diameter, the largest human cell by diameter. Surrounding cumulus cells are excluded. The contour represents the oocyte itself at final growth, without the surrounding follicle or cumulus-cell mass.

Dimensions

Height
0.12 mm
Length
0.12 mm
Width
0.12 mm

Quick facts

Diameter
about 120 µm
Human record
largest cell by diameter
State
fully grown oocyte

Mature Human Oocyte · Size infographic

Mature Human Oocyte: Size infographic · Height 0.12 mm · Length 0.12 mm · Width 0.12 mm
Mature Human Oocyte: Size infographic · Height 0.12 mm · Length 0.12 mm · Width 0.12 mm

Related objects

Sources and measurement2

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The contour represents the oocyte itself at final growth, without the surrounding follicle or cumulus-cell mass.

References

  1. 01In-Vitro Fertilization — Review of Cell and Molecular BiologyCambridge University Press & Assessment
  2. 02Portrait of an oocyte: our obscure originJournal of Clinical Investigation