Ann Lab Med.  2023 Mar;43(2):208-210. 10.3343/alm.2023.43.2.208.

Whole-mount Electron Microscopy to Quantitate Platelet Dense Granules: Reference Intervals for Healthy Controls in Korea

• Shim JR
• Kang M
• Woo KS
• Rha SH
• Han JY

• KMID: 2551700
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.43.2.208

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  Fig. 1 Representative electron micrographs of platelet whole-mount preparations from healthy individuals. (A) Electron-opaque dense bodies. (B) Granules enclosed by membranes in hyaloplasm. (C) Dense granules with long tails (arrows, ×12,000 magnification).

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  Fig. 2 Dense granule counts in platelets from healthy adults. Box plots showing midspreads and total ranges in women and men. The vertical axis indicates the number of dense granules per platelet.

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