Concept information
Preferred term
Lipofuscin
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- a lipid pigment
Scope note
- A naturally occurring lipid pigment with histochemical characteristics similar to ceroid. It accumulates in various normal tissues and apparently increases in quantity with age.
History note
- 91(75); was see under PIGMENTS 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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lipofuscinum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008062
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