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    Glossary Platelets

    small blood cell fragments crucial for clotting and wound healing

    Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are crucial for clotting. When a blood vessel is injured, platelets gather at the site and form a plug to help stop bleeding, releasing chemicals that further the clotting process.

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    1. The Opportunities and Challenges regarding Induced Platelets from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Stem Cells International · 2021 · 2 citations
    2. Platelets rich plasma versus minoxidil 5% in treatment of alopecia areata: A trichoscopic evaluation Dermatologic Therapy · 2016 · 62 citations
    3. Micro-Needling Depth Penetration, Presence of Pigment Particles, and Fluorescein-Stained Platelets: Clinical Usage for Aesthetic Concerns Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2016 · 49 citations
    4. Platelets Facilitate Wound Healing by Mitochondrial Transfer and Reducing Oxidative Stress in Endothelial Cells Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity · 2023 · 27 citations
    5. Heterogeneity in amount of growth factors secreted by platelets in platelet‐rich plasma samples from alopecia patients Experimental dermatology · 2020 · 8 citations
    6. Platelets-enriched plasma: experience of application in pediatric practice Russian Pediatric Journal · 2025
    7. Platelets as Regenerative Cells, Hundreds of Opportunities in Sight OBM Transplantation · 2024
    8. Platelets and Pro-Angiogenic Circulating Cells Accelerate Skin Wound Healing Research Square (Research Square) · 2021
    9. Decision letter: Epithelial cells supply Sonic Hedgehog to the perinatal dentate gyrus via transport by platelets 2015
    10. Pharmacology of Induced Artificial Platelets in Regenerative Medicine: Beyond Transfusion International Journal of Pharmacology · 2025
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    1. Platelet-Rich Plasma Concentrate of your own blood platelets, injected into the scalp