title: A simple method for platelet sizing.
abstract: A simple, inexpensive, and rapid method for sizing platelets, using EDTA-anticoagulated peripheral blood smears, is described. Platelet diameter is compared to standard-sized polystyrene spheres.
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology*; D002648:Child; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004492:Edetic Acid; D006801:Humans; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000097:blood; D014923:Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004492:Edetic Acid