11. Basophils contain large cytoplasmic granules which obscure the cell nucleus under the microscope when stained.12. Basophils arise and mature in bone marrow.13. Fc?RI is found on epidermal Langerhans cells, eosinophils, mast cells, and basophils . 14. Chromophobe cells are one of three cell types, the others being basophils and acidophils. 15. Basophils can also release chemical signals that attract eosinophils and neutrophils to an infection site.16. Along with mast cells and basophils , they also control mechanisms associated with allergy and asthma. 17. It is expressed in two cell types, most notably the basophils of the anterior pituitary. 18. Expression of the human protein has been detected in uterus, basophils , and mast cells. 19. Basophils appear in many specific kinds of IgE, an immunoglobulin involved in macroparasite defense and allergy.20. Mast cells are very similar to basophil granulocytes ( a class of white blood cells ) in blood.
