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[[Image:LH Megakaryocytes Histology.jpg|left|thumb|175px|<p>'''Megakaryocytes'''</p><sup>©RVC 2008</sup>]]
Thrombopoiesis is the process of formation of [[Thrombocytes|thrombocytes]] ([[Thrombocytes|platelets]]).
Thrombopoiesis is the process of formation of [[Thrombocytes|thrombocytes]] ([[Thrombocytes|platelets]]).
==Stages==
==Stages==
==Thrombocyte formation==
==Thrombocyte formation==
The megakaryocyte is a giant cell and pieces of it's cytoplasm and cell membrane bud off to form the [[Thrombocytes|thrombocytes]]. One megakaryocyte can produce up to 6000 thrombocytes.
The megakaryocyte is a giant cell and pieces of it's cytoplasm and cell membrane bud off to form the [[Thrombocytes|thrombocytes]]. One megakaryocyte can produce up to 6000 thrombocytes.
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[[Category:Haematopoiesis]]
[[Category:Haematopoiesis]]