Term Name: | basophil activation |
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Definition: | The change in morphology and behavior of a basophil resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, soluble factor, or to (at least in mammals) an antigen which the basophil has specifically bound via IgE bound to Fc-epsilonRI receptors. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0045575] QuickGO AmiGO |