How do the rates of cell division occurring in your neurons and your hair follicles compare?

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Nov 25, 2015

Nerve cells dont divide , their number remains fixed after birth.
Hair follicle cells constantly divide throughout your lifetime since they are constantly producing cells that become part of the hair itself as they die.So in an adult, the rate of cell division for neurons is zero (although there is some counter-evidence but it is certainly very low) while the hair follicle rate is much higher on the order of once every few days or faster