Differentiate: Platelets and White blood cell

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Platelets and White Blood Cells are found in the blood along with other blood cells and plasma. Following are the differences between platelets and white blood cells:PlateletsWhite Blood CellsPlatelets are colorless, enucleated (lacking a nucleus), and oval or round shaped structures in the plasma.WBCs are white-colored, nucleated, and irregularly shaped structures in the plasma.In the body of a healthy human being, number of platelets varies from 2.5 lakhs to 4.5 lakhs.In the body of a healthy human being, number of WBCs ranges from 4000 to 11000 per cubic mm.The life span of Platelets is about 5 to 7 days.The life span of WBCs is only a few days.Its important function is to help in the coagulation or clotting of blood by releasing a chemical called thromboplastin.Its major function is to protect the human body from foreign bodies by producing antibodies.The low number of platelets in the human body causes a diseased condition called Thrombocytopenia.The low number of WBCs in the human body causes a diseased condition called Leukopenia.

Platelets	White Blood Cells
Platelets are colorless, enucleated (lacking a nucleus), and oval or round shaped structures in the plasma.	WBCs are white-colored, nucleated, and irregularly shaped structures in the plasma.
In the body of a healthy human being, number of platelets varies from 2.5 lakhs to 4.5 lakhs.	In the body of a healthy human being, number of WBCs ranges from 4000 to 11000 per cubic mm.
The life span of Platelets is about 5 to 7 days.	The life span of WBCs is only a few days.
Its important function is to help in the coagulation or clotting of blood by releasing a chemical called thromboplastin.	Its major function is to protect the human body from foreign bodies by producing antibodies.
The low number of platelets in the human body causes a diseased condition called Thrombocytopenia.	The low number of WBCs in the human body causes a diseased condition called Leukopenia.