platelets!!
Mashed potatoes can become gummy when they are overworked or overmixed. This causes the starch in the potatoes to release and become sticky, resulting in a gummy texture.
Platelets
Platelets react to tissue factor found outside the blood vessel when it is ruptured. The platelets, when activated, clump together with albumin, fibrin, and other clotting factors in the blood to form a protective clot.
Platelets are irregularly-shaped, colorless bodies. They are present in blood. Platelets are the smallest and lightest blood cells. Their function is to form clots to stop bleeding. (THEY PREVENT BLEEDING). Their sticky surface allows them to do this.
Injury causes damaged tissue cells to produce prothrombin activator. This, along with clotting factor produced by the sticky platelets at the damaged site, cause prothrombin + calcium to make thrombin. All the while fibrinogen is stimulated to make fibrin. The fibrin ensnares RBCs to form the clot with the platelets. All factors have to be there for the clotting to occur. Lack of any of them causes bleeding disorders.
Oak tree acorns can become distorted and sticky due to infestation by pests, such as aphids, that secrete a sticky substance called honeydew. This honeydew can cause the acorns to become misshapen and sticky. Proper pest management and pruning can help address the issue.
The clotting factor of blood is referred to as platelets. When someone's body does not produce enough platelets, their blood may not clot properly.
When you get a cut, the plateletes collect at the site to form a sticky plug. They secrete a chemical, serotonin, which causes the blood vessel to spasm and narrow, decreasing the flow of blood. It is what forms a scab.
Liver cancer/ leukemia
Platelets help defend the body from bacterial pathogens. By keeping infection out, they are able to help us stay healthy.
When fruits become sticky on the outside especially apples they are rotting.