THE EFFECT OF EMOTION ON THE BLOOD-PLATELET COUNT

1 May 1930

journal article
research article
Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content

Vol. 93 (1) , 245-248
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1930.93.1.245

Abstract

Excitement for 3 min. causes a sudden increase in the number of blood platelets in the circulating blood of normal cats. Sympathectomized cats show, on the average, a slight decrease in the platelet count after the same period of emotional excitement. In splenectomized cats there is regularly a decided decrease in the number of blood platelets after excitement for 3 min.