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Megakaryocytes form Thrombocytes ( platelets) which function in the formation of blood clotting
Platelets are fragments of bizarre multinucleate cells called megakaryocytes
Another said that it is a bizarre Multinucleate Cell called a Megakaryocyte. Also we find - Myeloid Stem Cells.
Platelets look like small fragments of cells.
The large cells that produce platelets are called megakaryocytes.
White blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Cell fragments in the blood are platelets and they are involved in blood clotting.
Platelets
No, platelets are not actual cells. They are cell fragments that are formed in the bone marrow and help with blood clotting. The smallest cells in the blood are red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes.
No they are not true cellsThey are pieces of cells. They do not have a nucleus, etc. Platelets create scabs when you get a cut so that your blood doesn't keep pouring out.
Platelets are pieces of a larger cell called a megakaryocyte. They are not individual cells.
Platelets, although technically speaking platelets (also known as thrombocytes) are not cells, but cell fragments produced by megakaryocytes. In terms of actual cells, it would be erythrocytes, or red blood cells.