# The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, Paragraph 14


“Buffy coat” means a blood component prepared by centrifugation of a unit of whole blood, and which contains a considerable proportion of the leucocytes and platelets.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/part/1/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-1/paragraph-14
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