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A theory of rapid evolutionary change explaining the de novo appearance of megakaryocytes and platelets in mammals

Platelets are found only in mammals. Uniquely, they have a log Gaussian volume distribution and are produced from megakaryocytes, large cells that have polyploid nuclei. In this Hypothesis, we propose that a possible explanation for the origin of megakaryocytes and platelets is that, ∼220 million ye...

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Autores principales: Martin, John F., Paolo D'Avino, Pier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10112974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36515566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.260286