Look up: Lipofuscin


  1. lipofuscin
    Brown pigment characteristic of ageing. Found in lysosomes and is the product of peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and symptomatic, perhaps, of membrane damage rather than being deleterious in its own right.
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  2. lipofuscin
    <protein> Brown pigment characteristic of ageing. Found in lysosomes and is the product of peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and symptomatic, perhaps, of membrane damage rather than being deleterious in its own right. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  3. lipofuscin
    (lip″o-fu´sin) a yellow to brown, granular, iron-negative lipid pigment found particularly in muscle, heart, liver, and nerve cells; it is the product of cellular wear and tear, accumulating in lysosomes with age. lipochrome.
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  4. lipofuscin
    (from the article `aging`) An important age change is the accumulation of pigments and inert—possibly deleterious—materials within and between cells. The pigment lipofuscin ... ...with advancing age. Structural changes include a gradual loss of muscle fibres with an infiltration of fat and...
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  5. Lipofuscin
    Lipofuscin is the name given to finely granular yellow-brown pigment granules composed of lipid-containing residues of lysosomal digestion. It is considered one of the aging or "wear-and-tear" pigments, found in the liver, kidney, heart muscle, adrenals, nerve cells, and ganglion cells. It is speci...
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  6. lipofuscin
    A pale yellow-brown pigment, made of free-radical-damaged protein and fat, which stains red with Sudan black and is PAS-positive. Lipofuscin granules accumulate in the cytoplasm of muscle and nerve cells, acting as a marker of wear and tear. They concentrate beneath the skin (forming so-called age s...
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  7. lipofuscin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lip′ō-fyūs′in Definitions: 1. Brown pigment granules representing lipid-containing residues of lysosomal digestion and considered one of the aging or 'wear and tear' pigments; found in liver, kidney, heart muscle, adrenal, and ganglion cells.
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