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What is the normal concentration range of platelets in the blood?
What is the normal concentration range of platelets in the blood?
Where are platelets formed in the body?
Where are platelets formed in the body?
What is the size range of platelets?
What is the size range of platelets?
Which cells fragment into platelets in the bone marrow or shortly after entering the blood?
Which cells fragment into platelets in the bone marrow or shortly after entering the blood?
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Do platelets have nuclei and can they reproduce?
Do platelets have nuclei and can they reproduce?
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What is the function of thrombosthenin in platelets?
What is the function of thrombosthenin in platelets?
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Which organelles in platelets can synthesize various enzymes and store large quantities of calcium ions?
Which organelles in platelets can synthesize various enzymes and store large quantities of calcium ions?
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What is the main function of the protein fibrin-stabilizing factor found in platelets?
What is the main function of the protein fibrin-stabilizing factor found in platelets?
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How are platelets eliminated from circulation when their functional processes run out?
How are platelets eliminated from circulation when their functional processes run out?
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What is the role of the coat of glycoproteins on the platelet cell membrane surface?
What is the role of the coat of glycoproteins on the platelet cell membrane surface?
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Which component found on the platelet membrane surface activates multiple stages in the blood-clotting process?
Which component found on the platelet membrane surface activates multiple stages in the blood-clotting process?
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