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platelet
- Term ID
- CL:0000233
- Synonyms
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- anucleate thrombocyte
- blood platelet
- enucleate thrombocyte
- Definition
- A non-nucleated disk-shaped cell formed by extrusion from megakaryocytes, found in the blood of all mammals, and mainly involved in blood coagulation. (8)
- References
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- BTO:0000132
- CALOHA:TS-0803
- FMA:62851
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
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