Hemostasis
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Platelets or Thrombocytes are made in the bone marrow, along with other blood cells.
They come from the Myeloid Stem Cells, the same cells that give rise to red blood cells and leukocytes.
The platelets are not actually cells. They are fragments of the megakaryocyte, and they last only about 8-9 days in the bloodstream.
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