Healthy Platelets Pull The Post Toward The Block (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Healthy Platelets Pull The Post Toward The Block

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Healthy platelets (false colored blue here) attach between the block and post, and then they begin to pull the post toward the block. Healthier platelets pull the post back farther compared to platelets that have experienced trauma. This image was taken on a scanning electron microscope.

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University of Washington

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