Stains & CD markers
Lipochrome (lipofuscin) pigments
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Lipochrome (lipofuscin) pigments
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 June 2005
Last staff update: 2 July 2021
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PubMed Search: Lipofuscin[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Lipochrome (lipofuscin) pigments. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainslipochrome.html. Accessed June 2nd, 2023.
Definition / general
- Breakdown products within cells from oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins
- Also called “wear and tear” pigments in heart, liver, CNS, adrenal cortex (zona reticularis), testis interstitium and seminal vesicle
- Stains with Sudan black B, long Ziehl-Neelson acid fast, Schmorl methods
- Lipochrome may have strong orange autofluorescence in formalin-fixed, unstained paraffin sections
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Hepatocytes
