Platelets
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Platelets are small components in your blood that form a scab, and heal the skin on a cut. They do this by clustering together at the site of a wound and then bursting open and releasing cytoskeleton proteins, which form a sticky web that stops blood flow.
See Also
- Scab
- Circulatory system
- Closed circulatory system
- Open circulatory system
- Blood: Blood cell, Red blood cell, Hemoglobin, Platelets, Blood plasma
- Heart and Liver
- Dhatus: Rakta dhatu
- Srotamsi or Meridians