noun. A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.

noun. In cytology, staining deeply with basic dyes only: said of a cell or part of a cell: opposed to acidophil. Also used substantively.

noun. Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains; but especially granular leukocytes.

noun. a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains

"Hyperimmune responses, either at the initial immunisation challenge or in the amplification of immune response, can be observed in cellular mechanisms such as basophil degranulation, or at a molecular level, with changes in the levels of messengers such as leukotrienes; reduction of the intensity of these mechanisms are described in terms of molecular pharmacology, such as selective or nonselective inhibition of lipoxygenases."

basophilia  basophilic  granulocyte  

WBC  leucocyte  leukocyte  white blood cell  white blood corpuscle  

a-barrel  allosteric  brass-headed  caspase-1  cattail