A nucleated blood cell involved in coagulation, typically seen in birds and other non-mammalian vertebrates. [ GOC:add http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16360205 GOC:tfm ]
Term information
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Note that this is a non-mammalian cell type. Use platelet ; CL:0000233 for thrombocytes (platelets) in mammals.
Term relations
- myeloid cell and has characteristic some mononucleate and capable of some blood coagulation