Platelets contain
High-Yield Explanation
Platelets Contain Mitochondria But Lack a NucleusIn response to thrombopoietin, the megakaryocytes that constitute the progenitors of red blood cells can fragment to form platelets.Like red blood cells, platelets lack a nucleus, but unlike erythrocytes, they possess mitochondria, lysozymes, and a tubular network that forms an open canalicular system.Ref: Harper&;s Biochemistry; 30th edition; Chapter 53; Red Blood Cells