Lower basophil content indicates acute infection,
anaphylactic shock, hyperthyroidism, and bronchial asthma.
All the other different blood cells(red blood cells, platelets,
neutrophils, Basophils, eosinophils and monocytes) develop from myeloid stem cells.
Basophils, or mast cells,
are a type of white blood cell that is responsible for the release of histamine, that is, a hormone that triggers the body's allergic reaction.