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platelet: see blood clotting blood clotting, process by which the blood coagulates to form solid masses, or clots. In minor injuries, small oval bodies called platelets, or thrombocytes, tend to collect and form plugs in blood vessel openings. ..... Click the link for more information. . plateletor thrombocyteSmall, colourless, irregular blood cell crucial in coagulation. Produced in bone marrow and stored in the spleen, platelets accumulate to block a cut in a blood vessel and provide a surface for fibrin strands to adhere to, contract to pull the strands together, and take part in the conversion sequence of coagulation factors. They also store and transport several chemicals. platelet a minute cell occurring in the blood of vertebrates and involved in clotting of the blood How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are no specific examples of products, and promising topical agents such as platelet-derived growth factor are included along with honey and yeast extract. In the search for the agent produced by platelets that induces cell division, Ross's laboratory was able to isolate a protein called platelet-derived growth factor, or PDGF. GEM OS1 and GEM OS2 are two separate formulations that combine recombinant human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (rhPDGF-BB), one of the principal wound healing stimulators in the body, with a synthetic bone matrix, Beta-tricalcium phosphate (Beta-TCP). |
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