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THIS communication describes preliminary results obtained by scanning electron microscopy of platelets and thrombocytes. Human, baboon (Papio cynocephalus), chicken and turkey cells were examined. Plastic or siliconed apparatus was used for all pre-fixation stages. Platelet aggregation was induced in citrated mammalian blood by addition of ADP, and aggregated thrombocytes were obtained from clotted avian blood after defibrination. Fixation and examination under the Cambridge ‘Stereo-scan’ electron microscope were performed using methods described in a previous communication1.
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CLARKE, J., HAWKEY, C. & SALSBURY, A. Surface Ultrastructure of Platelets and Thrombocytes. Nature 223, 401 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223401a0
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