ULTRASTRUCTURE OF BLOOD-PLATELETS IN CATTLE WITH EAST COAST FEVER

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  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 37  (4) , 443-447
Abstract
The sequence of ultrastructural changes of bovine platelets during the fatal course of East Coast fever [caused by Theileria parva and transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus] was swelling; formation of vacuoles, pseudopodia and indentations; then thrombocytorrhexis and degranulation; and finally, thrombocytolysis. These changes led to thrombocytopenia and release of serotonin, resulting in petechiations and pulmonary edema.

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