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Basophil

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Basophil granulocyte - Animated Physiology of Blood cells

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BASOPHILS & MAST CELLS

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Basophils Mnemonic Preview for USMLE

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Basophil granulocyte (basophil) - Blood Physiology

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Blood Basophil cc

Basophils are a type of white blood cells. Basophils are the least common of the granulocytes, representing about 0.5 to 1% of circulating white blood cells. However, they are the largest type of granulocyte. They are responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response, as well as in the formation of acute and chronic allergic diseases, including anaphylaxis, asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever. They can perform phagocytosis, produce histamine and serotonin that induce inflammation, and heparin that prevents blood clotting, although there are less than that found in Mast cell granules. It used to be thought that basophils that have migrated from blood into their resident tissues are known as mast cells, but this is no longer thought to be the case.
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