Fig. 2
SEM of platelets, fibrin networks and erythrocytes. a–c Taken from healthy individuals. d–f Taken from diabetic subjects. a Control platelet showing extended pseudopodia. b Major fibres and minor fibres of fibrin network, in a healthy control. c Erythrocyte of a healthy individual showing the typical morphology. d Diabetic platelets showing blebbed morphology. e Fibrin network of a diabetic subject showing dense matted deposits. f Diabetic erythrocyte entrapped in atypical fibrin fibres.