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Microtubules in the Cytoplasm of Mammalian Platelets

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OF late, and with increasing frequency, microtubules have been recognized as a cytoplasmic component in cells examined in thin section by electron microscopy (see review by Slautterback1). Their presence in the cytoplasm of human, guinea-pig and mouse platelets is recorded in this communication.

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SILVER, M. Microtubules in the Cytoplasm of Mammalian Platelets. Nature 209, 1048–1050 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091048b0

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