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Proplatelet amplification. Megakaryocytes increase their proplatelet number through formation of branched extensions off of existing proplatelets. Initially, the shaft of the parent proplatelet (A) is sharply bent (B). This bend then folds back on itself to form a loop (C). The loop elongates to form a new proplatelet with a novel tip (D).
