Light microscopic characteristics of megathrombocytes in platelet spreading preparations.
In platelet spreading preparations some characteristics of unusually large "megathrombocytes" were examined with the light microscope. The appearance of the extremely large spreading forms was a sign for onset of brisk platelet reproduction in severe acute thrombocytopenic states.
D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood*; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000648:ultrastructure