EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A new basophil staining method is described that employs alcian blue dye for staining of heparin within basophils at low pH and in the presence of lanthanum ions. Basophil recognition is facilitated by reducing nonspecific nuclear staining.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basophils are the least numerous of the granulocytes and account for less than 1 percent of all white blood cells occurring in the human body. Their large granules stain purple-black in colour and almost completely obscure the underlying double-lobed nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during allergic reactions and asthma. A basophil is a type of white blood cell and a type of granulocyte.

Detailed explanation-4: -Basophils are also granulocytes, or white blood cells that have granules, or small particles, attached to them. These small particles are filled with enzymes, like histamine, that are released during allergic reactions. Basophils are the only white blood cells circulating around your body that contain histamine.