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Descriptor English: Basophils
Descriptor Spanish: Basófilos
Descriptor basófilos
Scope note: Leucocito granular caracterizado por una tinción relativamente pálida, núcleo lobulado y citoplasma que contiene gránulos irregulares de diverso tamaño que se tiñen con colorantes básicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Basófilos
Descriptor French: Granulocytes basophiles
Entry term(s): Basophil
Tree number(s): A11.118.637.415.120
A11.627.340.120
A15.145.229.637.415.120
A15.382.490.315.120
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001491
Scope note: Granular leukocytes characterized by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm containing coarse dark-staining granules of variable size and stainable by basic dyes.
Annotation: restrict to leukocytes: not for "basophilic" when referring only to staining ( = STAINING)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 1512
Unique ID: D001491
NLM Classification: WH 200
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Basophils - Preferred
Concept UI M0002222
Scope note Granular leukocytes characterized by a relatively pale-staining, lobate nucleus and cytoplasm containing coarse dark-staining granules of variable size and stainable by basic dyes.
Preferred term Basophils
Entry term(s) Basophil



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