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I hear more things on platelets. What exactly are platelets and what do they do?

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Platelets are tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding. If one of your blood vessels gets damaged, it sends out signals that are picked up by platelets. ... They also send out chemical signals to attract more platelets to pile onto the clot in a process called aggregation.

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