The most common etiology of pseudothrombocytopenia is platelet clumping induced by EDTA, which is the anticoagulant present in the purple tube in which blood is collected for a CBC. This clumping is ...

PHILADELPHIA — Cellular respiration was reduced in platelets and increased in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic kidney disease, according to data from a study presented at ...

Megakaryocytes, which are derived from hematopoietic stem cell precursors in bone marrow, form and release platelets; these circulate in the blood for 8 to 10 days before they are removed by hepatic ...

Clinicians who suspect their patients may have immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) should look for platelet autoantibodies both in the bloodstream and the bone marrow, new research suggests. "Diagnosing ITP ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Myelosuppression is when bone marrow can't make enough blood cells.

Thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune bleeding disorder in which the number of platelets in the blood is significantly lower than usual. The bone marrow produces platelets, which are blood cells that help ...