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Platelets or
thrombocytes (from
Ancient Gr**** θρόμβος (thrómbos) 'clot' and κύτος (kútos) 'cell') are a part of
blood whose function (along with the coagulation...
- (erythrocytes),
white blood cells (leukocytes), and (in mammals)
platelets (
thrombocytes). The most
abundant cells are red
blood cells.
These contain hemoglobin...
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cells (erythrocytes),
white blood cells (leukocytes), and
platelets (
thrombocytes). Together,
these three kinds of
blood cells add up to a
total 45% of...
- (myeloproliferative neoplasm)
characterised by the
overproduction of
platelets (
thrombocytes) by
megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. It may,
albeit rarely, develop...
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anticoagulated blood sample that
contains most of the
leukocytes and
thrombocytes following centrifugation.
After centrifugation, one can
distinguish a...
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condition characterized by
abnormally low
levels of
platelets (also
known as
thrombocytes) in the blood. Low
levels of
platelets in turn may lead to prolonged...
- bone
marrow cell with a
lobated nucleus that
produces blood platelets (
thrombocytes),
which are
necessary for
normal clotting. In humans, megakaryocytes...
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Aggregation of
thrombocytes (platelets). Platelet-rich
human blood plasma (left vial) is a
turbid liquid. Upon
addition of ADP,
platelets are activated...
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blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses
platelets (
thrombocytes) and
fibrin to form a
blood clot to
prevent blood loss. Even when a blood...
- The
myeloid cell line
normally produces granulocytes, erythrocytes,
thrombocytes,
macrophages and mast cells; the
lymphoid cell line
produces B, T, NK...
