Extensions from megakaryocytes that extend through blood vessel walls in red marrow are sliced off from the cells by the force of blood flow. These extensions are

A. myeloid stem cells.
B. reticulocytes.
C. proplatelets.
D. late erythroblasts.
E. promegakaryocytes.


Answer: C

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