Platelets
Cellular fragments (2-3 um in diameter which correlates to about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of a RBC) released from megakaryocytes into the blood and involved in hemostasis.
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AbciximabABO blood groupsAcetylsalicylic acidAlpha granulesAlpha Storage Pool DiseaseAspirinBleeding disorderBloodBlood BankBlood SmearBone marrowCBCClotComplete Blood CountDelta granulesGiant plateletsGray platelet syndromeHbHemoglobinHypogranularMDSMegakaryoblastMegakaryocytesMyelodysplastic syndromePlatelet granulesPseudothrombocytopeniaThrombopoietinTissue Factorvon Willebrand Diseasevon Willebrand Factor