Thrombocyte

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Thrombocytes are cells that play a key role in blood clotting. In mammals, thrombocytes are anucleated cell fragments called platelets, and in nonmammals, they are spindle-shaped cells and classified as leukocytes.

See platelet.

[edit] Reference

Meseguer J, Esteban MA, Rodríguez A. 2002. Microscopy Research and Technique. The Biology of Phagocytosis, Volume 57, Issue 6 , Pages 491 - 497.

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