| Descriptor English: | Blood Platelets | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Plaquetas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Plaquetas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Plaquettes | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Blood Platelet Platelet Platelet, Blood Platelets Platelets, Blood Thrombocyte Thrombocytes |
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| Tree number(s): |
A11.118.188 A15.145.229.188 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001792 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation. |
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| Annotation: | decrease in number of platelets = THROMBOCYTOPENIA, increase = THROMBOCYTOSIS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Entry Combination: |
transplantation:Platelet Transfusion
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| Consider Also: | consider also terms at PLATELET and THROMBOCYT- |
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| Related: |
Platelet Activation
MeSH Platelet Adhesiveness MeSH Platelet Aggregation MeSH Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors MeSH Platelet Count MeSH Platelet Function Tests MeSH Platelet Transfusion MeSH Plateletpheresis MeSH Thrombocytopenia MeSH Thrombocytosis MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 1819 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001792 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1995/02/22 |
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Blood Platelets
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| Concept UI |
M0002704 |
| Scope note | Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation. |
| Preferred term | Blood Platelets |
| Entry term(s) |
Blood Platelet Platelet Platelet, Blood Platelets Platelets, Blood Thrombocyte Thrombocytes |
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