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lipofuscin

Yellow-brown, finely granular intracytoplasmic pigment, particularly prominent in liver & heart of aging patients. Represents indigestible residue of autophagocytic vesicles. Composed of polymers of lipids & phospholipids complexed with protein.

Related

N-retinylidine-N-retinyl ethanolamine neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Specific

retinal pigment epithelium lipofuscin

General

abnormal morphologic structure (malformation) lipid pigment

References

  1. Cotran et al, Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1989 pg 24
  2. Harman, Lipofuscin & Ceroid Pigments, EA Porta (ed), Plenum Press, NY, 1990, pg 3