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Table 2 Examples of frequencies of some biological processes

From: Diffusion-controlled interface kinetics-inclusive system-theoretic propagation models for molecular communication systems

Event/process

System

Period

Frequency (Hz)

Reference

Mitosis

Bacteria

20 min

8.3 × 10−4

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Human skin

20–24 h

1.2 × 10−5

Fly embryo

8 min

21 × 10−3

Yeast

2 h

1.4 × 10−3

Human nerves

Never

0

Human liver cells

1 year or more

3.2 × 10−8

Meiosis

Human sperm cells

About 64 days

1.8 × 10−7

Human egg cells

40 year or more

8 × 10−10

Oogenesis

Menstruation

24 days

4.8 × 10−7

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