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Platelets are also known as thrombocytes. One of their main functions is blood coagulation. Formation of thrombocytes or platelets occure when the endothelium is damaged. The endothelium is the inner lining of blood vessels. Therefore, platelets are formed within and by damaged blood vessels.
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Which hormone regulates platelet formation?
Thrombopoietin is the hormone that regulates platelet formation. It is produced primarily in the liver and kidneys and acts on bone marrow to stimulate the production of platelets.
Platelet precursor formed in the bone marrow?
The precursor cell to blood platelets are megakaryocyte precursor (MkP) cells in the bone marrow.
Are blood cells produced in your bone marrow?
Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
What is produced in a bone?
bone marrow
Red blood cells are produced by?
Red blood cells are produced by the bone marrow.
What part of bones are blood cells produced?
Blood is produced in the bone marrow - the innermost part of the bone.
What is the purose of bone marrow?
All of the body's blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
Where are red blood cells and white blood cells produced?
In the bone marrow
Where in your body is blood produced?
blood is produced in your bone, called bone marrow.
Where is histamine produced?
bone marrow
What hormone stimulates platelet production?
Thrombopoietin is the hormone that stimulates platelet production by acting on bone marrow cells that ultimately become platelets.
Where white blood cells are produced?
White blood cells are primarily produced in the bone marrow, which is found in the cavities of bones throughout the body. Stem cells in the bone marrow differentiate and mature into various types of white blood cells to perform their immune functions.
