Anatomy

Blood Buffy Coat

The fraction of a blood sample, following CENTRIFUGATION, that is distinguished as a thin light-colored layer between the RED BLOOD CELLS, underneath it, and the PLASMA, above it. It is composed mostly of WHITE BLOOD CELLS and PLATELETS.

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Abstract

The fraction of a blood sample, following CENTRIFUGATION, that is distinguished as a thin light-colored layer between the RED BLOOD CELLS, underneath it, and the PLASMA, above it. It is composed mostly of WHITE BLOOD CELLS and PLATELETS.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Buffy Coat, Blood
  • Blood Buffy Coats
  • Buffy Coats, Blood

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2011

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  1. A15.145w.229w.093w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Blood Buffy Coat. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058621. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058621
  2. Blood Buffy Coat. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_coat
  3. Blood Buffy Coat. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q548079