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A. General Characteristics
1. very small, 2-4 microns in diameter
2. approximately 250-500,000 per cubic millimeter
3. essential for clotting of damaged vasculature
4. thrombopoietin - regulates platelet production
B. Formation of Platelets
hemocytoblast->
myeloid stem cell->
megakaryoblast->
promegakaryocyte->
megakaryocyte-> (large multilobed nucleus)
platelets (anucleated parts of megakaryocyte cytoplasm)
Tags: Thrombocytes, Platelets
Category: Pathology Notes
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