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How long after death does the last cell die in the human body?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24982points) November 25th, 2021

Also what is it?

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Seems like some can take 70 hours to 17 days according to this
But some sources said only 10 minutes, said just a few hours. So I don’t know.

The one I linked said the skeletal muscle stem cells took 17 days in once case, so maybe that is the longest?

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KRD's avatar

Can take a few days to a year or two.

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