Platelets are small anucleated cells present only in mammals.
Milka Koupenova, Katya Ravid 2018, 'Biology of Platelet Purinergic Receptors and Implications for Platelet Heterogeneity',Frontiers in Pharmacologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00037/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thrombocytes, nucleated hemostatic blood cells of nonmammalian vertebrates, are regarded as the functional equivalent of anucleated mammalian platelets.
Takahiro eNagasawa, Chihaya eNakayasu, Aja M. Rieger, Daniel R. Barreda, TomonorieSomamoto, Miki eNakao 2014, 'Phagocytosis by thrombocytes is a conserved innate immune mechanism in lower vertebrates',Frontiers in Immunologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00445/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The studies of recent years have shown that anucleated platelets are able to succeed protein synthesis.
Michal Bijak, Malgorzata Dzieciol, Joanna Rywaniak, Joanna Saluk, Marzenna Zielinska 2016, 'Platelets miRNA as a Prediction Marker of Thrombotic Episodes', Disease Markershttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2872507. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Platelets are small anucleated cell fragments that ensure the arrest of bleeding after a vessel wall injury.
Marion Lavergne, Emily Janus-Bell, Mathieu Schaff, Christian Gachet, Pierre H. Mangin 2017, 'Platelet Integrins in Tumor Metastasis: Do They Represent a Therapeutic Target?',Cancershttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/9/10/133. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Platelets are anucleated blood cells that participate in a wide range of physiological and pathological functions.
Thomas M. Vallance, Marie-Theres Zeuner, Harry F. Williams, Darius Widera, SakthivelVaiyapuri 2017, 'Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signalling and Its Impact on Platelet Function, Thrombosis, andHaemostasis', Mediators of Inflammationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9605894. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)