Table 2.

Characteristics of dense granules of normal, C3H/HeSnJash/ash and a/a, ash/ash platelets as determined by fluorescence microscopy of mepacrine-labeled platelets

Granules/plateletFlashes/plateletFlashes/granule
C3H/HeSnJ +/+ 5.08 ± .23 (50) 4.10 ± .25 (64) 0.81 
C3H/HeSnJash/ash 4.00 ± .25 (61)* 0.065 ± .03 (61)* 0.02* 
C57BL/6J +/+ 4.96 ± .31 (25) 3.88 ± .36 (25) 0.78 
a/a, ash/ash 5.06 ± .29 (49) 3.61 ± .40 (49) 0.71 
Granules/plateletFlashes/plateletFlashes/granule
C3H/HeSnJ +/+ 5.08 ± .23 (50) 4.10 ± .25 (64) 0.81 
C3H/HeSnJash/ash 4.00 ± .25 (61)* 0.065 ± .03 (61)* 0.02* 
C57BL/6J +/+ 4.96 ± .31 (25) 3.88 ± .36 (25) 0.78 
a/a, ash/ash 5.06 ± .29 (49) 3.61 ± .40 (49) 0.71 

Values represent the mean ± SEM of determinations on the number of individual platelets in parentheses. These platelets were derived from 3 separate mice for each genotype.

*

P ≤ .001.

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