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| − | '''Platelets''' are small components in your blood that form a [[scab]], and heal the skin on a cut. | + | '''Platelets''' are small components in your blood that form a [[scab]], and heal the skin on a cut. They do this by clustering together at the site of a wound and then bursting open and releasing [[cytoskeleton]] [[protein]]s, which form a sticky web that stops blood flow. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 19:20, July 26, 2008
Platelets are small components in your blood that form a scab, and heal the skin on a cut. They do this by clustering together at the site of a wound and then bursting open and releasing cytoskeleton proteins, which form a sticky web that stops blood flow.