Abstract
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Increase in the number of platelets after splenectomy or other operations, according to certain observers,1 appear to be rather constant in rabbits. The behavior of platelets after splenectomy in humans is very different from that after other operations. After splenectomy there is usually an abrupt rise to a high level beginning immediately after operation. After other surgical procedures the variations are inconstant. The number of platelets may decrease or increase.
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