how long does it take for all the cells in your body to replace themselves with completly new ones?

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how long does it take for all the cells in your body to replace themselves with completly new ones?

i heard it was about six months, but i know your skin regenerates itself every 20-30 days.

but i want to get an idea for the whole entire body.

2007-02-20 05:52:00 · 2 answers · asked by autonomous1980 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It depend on what the cell type
The body created a new skin cell 20-30 day but get whole layer of skin cell take six month
Some Cells that can not replace them are heart cells and nerves cells ( body mass)

2007-02-20 06:00:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tyler M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

about 90 days. The average cell lives about 90 days.

2007-02-20 14:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by JLB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋