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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...
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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...
- In hematology,
thrombocythemia is a
condition of high
platelet (
thrombocyte)
count in the blood.
Normal count is in the
range of 150×109 to 450×109 platelets...
- (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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Scanning electron micrograph of
blood cells. From left to right:
human red
blood cell,
thrombocyte (platelet), leukocyte....
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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...
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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...
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anticoagulated blood sample that
contains most of the
leukocytes and
thrombocytes following centrifugation.
After centrifugation, one can
distinguish a...
- can be frozen;
possibility to use
optical observation methods; but the
thrombocyte component of the
hemostasis is not
taken into account),
Tests in platelet...
- (myeloproliferative neoplasm)
characterised by the
overproduction of
platelets (
thrombocytes) by
megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. It may,
albeit rarely, develop...
