2006-09-10 04:52:17 · 7 answers · asked by kumar dpk 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Are you talking about platelets plat vs. plet)? Once I know that, it may be easier to answer? Plet cells don't exist.
2006-09-10 04:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by fabmaster6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there !
In the simplest language..the platelets are small cells which help in arresting the bleeding in humans..
It can be separated from the humans in two ways..
1. Collect the blood from humans by "normal blood donation"... then spin this blood bag in special big cooling centrifuges made for the purpose...in the respective speed..and then the different cells form different layers according to their weight...
red cells at the bottom, white cells and platelets in the middle layer, and liquid portion plasma at the top..
then with the help of expert technicians and special bags , the platelets can be separated out in special bags..
2. Another way to separate out platelets from humans are with the help of electronic devices called as "cell separators" or "pheresis machines" ..!
In this the blood from the Blood Donor goes through the cell separator and while going through the machine, as per the programming done on the system, the platelets are diverted from the blood stream and are collected in special bags..
This is a costly procedure..but good quality, good quantity platelets are obtained by this procedure..
All leading hospitals have this sort of cell separators available in their Blood Banks..
2006-09-10 16:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by suresh k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "Platelet"?
Platelets are a type of blood cell. They play a key role in normal blood clotting. During the clotting process, platelets clump together to plug small holes in damaged blood vessels. The purpose of clotting is to stop bleeding.
Plateletpheresis (also called thrombapheresis or thrombocytapheresis) is the process of collecting platelets, the components of blood that are involved in hemostasis (blood clotting). It can be a life-saving procedure in preventing or treating serious complications from bleeding and hemorrhage in patients who have disorders manifesting as thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) or platelet dysfunction. This process may also be used therapeutically to treat disorders resulting in extraordinarily high platelet counts such as Essential Thrombocytosis.
Modern automatic plateletpheresis allows the blood donor to give a portion of his platelets, while keeping his or her red blood cell and at least a portion of blood plasma. Therefore, no more than three units of platelets are generally harvested in any one sitting from a donor.
Because platelets have a life-span of just 5 days, more platelet donors are always needed.
Please see the webpages for more details on Platelet, Platelet count and Plateletpheresis.
2006-09-10 12:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Piet de Boer is a microbiologist, but I have never heard of such a cell in human blood.
2006-09-10 13:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.....(pletlets is when u had an accident the pletlets help 2 clod the blood)ok?
2006-09-10 13:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Raji 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you better ask a doctor for advices like this
2006-09-10 11:53:34 · answer #6 · answered by spray_kit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please go to the following website and find it out:
http://www.molbiolcell.org/cgi/content/full/15/8/3938
2006-09-10 12:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by adapoda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋