start stage end stage basophilic erythroblast CL:0000549 A nucleated immature erythrocyte, having cytoplasm generally similar to that of the earlier proerythroblast but sometimes even more basophilic, and usually regular in outline. The nucleus is still relatively large, but the chromatin strands are thicker and more deeply staining, giving a coarser appearance; the nucleoli have disappeared. zebrafish_anatomy basophilic normoblast Ceri ZFA:0005236 early normoblast TAO:0005236 early erythroblast prorubricyte 2009-08-10T05:29:27Z erythroblast pharyngula:prim-15 adult