Platelets, also called thrombocytes (thromb- + -cyte, blood clot cell), are a component of blood whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to stop bleeding by clumping and clotting blood vessel injuries.
Milk of the poppy is essentially the Westeros version of morphine. Maesters make it from crushed poppy flowers, and morphine and other opiate-based drugs are made from poppy plants. Indeed, the books' descriptions strongly suggest that the poppy is intended to be the real-world opium poppy (Papaver somniferum).
A new Coca-Cola milk product is raising eyebrows not just for its health claims, but for its racy marketing. Fairlife claims to have more protein and calcium and less sugar than regular milk, at twice the price.That's spit-take worthy on its own.But to tout those facts, Coca-Cola rolled out a series of ads featuring women wearing barely-there dresses made entirely of milk.airlife claims to have more protein and calcium and less sugar than regular milk, at twice the price. That's spit-take worthy on its own. But to tout those facts, Coca-Cola rolled out a series of ads featuring women wearing barely-there dresses made entirely of milk.