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Platelets

Colorless cells whose main function is to control bleeding. Platelets are essential to normal blood clotting. They can be wiped out during treatment for cancer, leukemia, aplastic anemia and other diseases. Platelets in the body have a circulating life span of about 10 days, but platelet components in the blood bank can only be stored for 7 days.