Thrombocytopenia means that there aren’t enough platelets in the blood. Platelets (or thrombocytes) are very small cells that help the blood clot and heal the body from injuries. If you have lupus, ...

Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel walls ...

THIS communication describes preliminary results obtained by scanning electron microscopy of platelets and thrombocytes. Human, baboon (Papio cynocephalus), chicken and turkey cells were examined.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other ...

The world is experiencing a massive economic and healthcare crisis due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) global outbreak. The rapid worldwide transmission of ...

Premature babies with low levels of platelets (thrombocytes) in their blood run a greatly increased risk of being afflicted with a severe variation of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease ...

Blood is a vital component of the body. It supplies the required oxygen to all organs and tissues and eliminates undesirable metabolites from cells. Besides transporting oxygen, blood also protects ...

An emergency blood drive will be held Wednesday at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. Health First spokesman Lance Skelly said Heath First has "implemented our critical blood ...

CHAPEL HIL – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other conditions ...

Blood is a vital component of the body. It supplies the required oxygen to all organs and tissues and eliminates undesirable metabolites from cells. Besides transporting oxygen, blood also protects ...