Megakaryocytes differentiate into platelets, which are crucial for blood clotting and wound healing. These large bone marrow cells undergo a process called endomitosis, leading to the formation of a polyploid cell that fragments into thousands of small, anucleate platelets. This process is essential for maintaining hemostasis and responding to vascular injury.
Megakaryocytes form Thrombocytes ( platelets) which function in the formation of blood clotting
platelets.
megakaryocytes
formed in the bone marrow by megakaryocytes
megakaryocyte
Platelets are formed from large cells called megakaryocytes. Megakaryocytes undergo a process called cytoplasmic fragmentation to produce platelets, which are involved in blood clotting.
platelets.
Platelets are fragments of bizarre multinucleate cells called megakaryocytes
Formed elements that arise from myeloid stem cells include erythrocytes (red blood cells), megakaryocytes (platelets), granulocytes (neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils), and monocytes (which differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells).
Thrombyopoietin stimulates formation and maturation of megakaryocytes and thereby boosts PTL levels.
Formed Elements
Platelets are produced in the bone marrow by large cells called megakaryocytes.