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  • Title: Electron-dense chains and clusters in platelets from patients with storage pool-deficiency disorders.
    Author: White JG.
    Journal: J Thromb Haemost; 2003 Jan; 1(1):74-9. PubMed ID: 12871542.
    Abstract:
    Human platelets are known to contain inherently electron-opaque dense bodies, the storage sites for adenine nucleotides and serotonin, which can be identified under the electron microscope without fixation or staining. Recently we have reported that platelets also contain chains and clusters that are also opaque when examined by the whole-mount technique. The possibility that the newly described structures might be stages in the development of dense bodies requires consideration. The present study examined platelets from patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Chediak-Higashi syndrome and platelet storage pool disease, whose cells are markedly deficient or lack dense bodies. Platelets from these individuals contained the same frequency of chains and clusters as found in platelets from normal controls. Thus, chains and clusters do not appear related to formation of dense bodies.
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