Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
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Chapter 18, Problem 13DYB
When blood is centrifuged, a thin, whitish-gray layer called the buffy coat covers the packed erythrocytes. What are the components of the buffy coat?
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