It is described as such, as opposed to acidophil or basophil, due to its inability to hold a stain when compared to other anterior pituitary cell types.
Other alternative tests were assessed, such as the basophil activation test, but it was not clear whether these tests are available on the high street or internet.
Nonetheless, they reported, human basophils responded to the solutions just as though they had encountered the original antibody (part of the allergic reaction).