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Platelet forming megakaryocyte - 1.

Platelet forming megakaryocyte - 1.
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Author: Peter Maslak
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology > Morphologic variants of platelets (cross-reference with specific diagnoses when appropriate > Megakaryocytes
Published Date: 12/01/2010

A typical megakaryocyte is seen with platelets budding off the periphery. The granular cytoplasm fragments from separate demarcation regions resulting in the formation of platelets.