Platelet production in experimental iron deficiency anemia.

Abnormal platelet counts have been obby a fall in platelet counts and platelet served in patients with iron deficiency production to normal levels within 72 hr. at anemia. To study this relationship. rats which time stainable iron had appeared in were made iron deficient, and platelet prothe bone marrow. An inverse relationship duction was estimated by radiosulfate inbetween platelet counts and hematocrit corporation into platelets. With progressive was also seen. It appears that platelet iron deficiency anemia, both platelet homeostasis in iron deficiency anemia is counts and the rate of platelet production influenced by the duration and severity of increased significantly. Platelet survival anemia. was normal. Injection of iron was followed