The buffy coat
A) is a layer of thrombocytes between the plasma and cells in a centrifuged microhematocrit tube.
B) can be seen in a centrifuged microhematocrit tube but not in a centrifuged Vacutainer tube.
C) is white.
D) is removed for Wright's staining during the differential portion of the CBC.

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After centrifugation, RBCs are at the bottom of the tube; the white buffy coat, which includes WBCs and platelets, is in the center; and the plasma is on top.

The Buffy Coat