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Life span of platelets is:

A
120 days
B
10 days
C
30 days
D
60 days
High-Yield Explanation
Platelets are small, granulated bodies that aggregate at sites of vascular injury. They lack nuclei and are 2–4 μm in diameter. There are about 300,000/μL of circulating blood, and they normally have a half-life of about 4 days. The megakaryocytes, giant cells in the bone marrow, form platelets by pinching off bits of cytoplasm and extruding them into the circulation. Life span of platelets is around 8-10  days. Reference: Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology T W E N T Y - F I F T H   E D I T I O N page no 555

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