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Science 21 September 2007:
Vol. 317. no. 5845, pp. 1689 - 1691
DOI: 10.1126/science.1148946
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IMMUNOLOGY:
The Root of Platelet Production

Amy E. Geddis and Kenneth Kaushansky

Megakaryocytes are caught in the act of shedding platelets into blood vessels, settling a debate on how this process occurs.

The authors are in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92103-8811, USA. E-mail: kkaushansky{at}ucsd.edu

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