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Very are very tiny and small. They are the smallest of the formed elements, or blood cells. The other larger ones are red and white blood cells.

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What blood cell is ancestral of platelets?

Platelets are derived from the fragmented cytoplasm of megakaryocytes, which are large cells found in the bone marrow. They contain the necessary components to form platelets, including granules and microtubules. Platelets play a crucial role in blood clotting and wound healing.


Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called?

platelets.


Why are platelets important when you have a cut?

Platelets help heal your wound, the scabs that form are the platelets


What are microcytic platelets?

platelets that are smaller in size than your average platelets... Can be associated with aplastic anemia.


What cellular component in the blood is crucial in blood clotting?

platelets.


What is the count of platelets in hemophilia patient?

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What do platelets lack?

Platelets, A fragment of a cell, lacks a nucleus


What is the german word for platelets?

Platelets translates as Blutplättchen or Plättchen


What is a sentence with the word platelets?

The platelets count of the sick person was very low. It means the count of protective cells in the body.


Why does an animal have platelets?

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What is mega platelets?

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