Platelets
Biology: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 3.3.13
Platelets
Platelets are suspended in blood plasma.

Blood clotting
- Platelets are responsible for triggering blood clotting at the sites of wounds.
- Blood clotting is important for reducing blood loss from wounds, and for stopping microorganisms from entering the blood.

No nucleus
- Platelets are small cell fragments that do not have a nucleus.
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