| Descriptor in English: | Blood Platelets |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Plaquetas |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Plaquetas |
| Descriptor in French: | Plaquettes |
| Entry term(s): |
Blood Platelet Platelet Platelet, Blood Platelets Platelets, Blood Thrombocyte Thrombocytes |
| Tree number(s): |
A11.118.188 A15.145.229.188 |
| 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. |
| Annotation: | decrease in number of platelets = THROMBOCYTOPENIA, increase = THROMBOCYTOSIS |
| 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 |
| See also the descriptors: |
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 UI: | 1819 |
| Descriptor UI: | D001792 |
| 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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