Basophils are small spherical granulocytes with deep-staining basophilic granules. The nonlobed nucleus is slightly eccentric. The number of basophils in a differential leucocyte count is variable and species dependent. | Basophils are small spherical granulocytes with deep-staining basophilic granules. The nonlobed nucleus is slightly eccentric. The number of basophils in a differential leucocyte count is variable and species dependent. |