platelet production , platelet counts , and platelet sizes were similar in strontium-89 marrow-ablated mice and whole-body irradiated mice , as were rbc counts , wbc counts and hematocrit values , until the spleens of the 89sr-treated mice became larger ( 150 % of normal by day 9 ) and apparently began to produce platelets to compensate for the thrombocytopenia that resulted from the loss of the bone marrow .
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platelet production
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platelets