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basophil [2 records]

Record 1 2006-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse bluish-black granules of uniform size within the cytoplasm and typically a bilobate (two-lobed) nucleus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
CONT

Le terme leucocyte ou globule blanc désigne l'ensemble des cellules incolores du sang. [...] Les leucocytes se divisent, selon l'aspect du noyau, en deux catégories : les cellules mononuclées et les polynucléaires. Les lymphocytes et monocytes sont les principales cellules mononuclées tandis que les polynucléaires se subdivisent en neutrophiles, éosinophiles et basophiles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
DEF

Leucocito que desempeña un papel especial en las reacciones alérgicas. Contiene gránulos que se tiñen con los colorantes básicos.

CONT

Los basófilos constituyen menos de 1% de los leucocitos del cuerpo.

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Record 2 2003-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Said of cells or tissues staining readily with basic stains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Chimie analytique
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Se dit des éléments figurés qui se colorent plus volontiers avec le cation d'une matière colorante.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «basiphile».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Química analítica
  • Ciencias biológicas
DEF

[Dícese de una] estructura que se tiñe con colorantes básicos.

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