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[[Image:LH_Platelet_Histology.jpg|<center><p>'''Platelets'''</p><sup>©RVC 2008</sup></center>]]
[[Image:LH_Platelet_Histology.jpg|right|thumb|175px<center><p>'''Platelets'''</p><sup>©RVC 2008</sup></center>]]
==Description==
==Description==
[[Platelet|Platelets]] (or thrombocytes) are responsible for primary haemostasis, the formation of a temporary platelet plug that initially seals any breach to a blood vessel wall. These breaches are then sealed more completely by the formation of a fibrin clot mediated by the coagulation factor cascade.
[[Platelet|Platelets]] (or thrombocytes) are responsible for primary haemostasis, the formation of a temporary platelet plug that initially seals any breach to a blood vessel wall. These breaches are then sealed more completely by the formation of a fibrin clot mediated by the coagulation factor cascade.