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. 2020 Feb 17;9(2):539. doi: 10.3390/jcm9020539

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Light microscopy features of platelets. Panel I. Platelet dimensions. (A) A small platelet (mean platelet diameter, MPD < 2 µm). (B) Two platelets within the normal range of MPD (black arrows), and an enlarged platelet (MPD > 3.5 µm) (red arrow). (C) A giant platelet with MPD corresponding to about that of a normal red blood cell. Panel II. Platelet staining, and morphology. (A) Normal-stained platelets. (B) Platelets with reduced granular labeling (black arrows), and a gray platelet (red arrow). (C) A platelet clump.