Lipofucsina
Definición
Este pigmento marrón es el residuo de la descomposición y absorción de los glóbulos sanguíneos dañados.
La lipofucsina se encuentra en el músculo cardiaco y los músculos lisos y también se conoce como el pigmento del "envejecimiento".
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Referencias
Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster JC. Cellular responses to stress and toxic insults: Adaptation, injury, and death. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 1.
Revision
Last reviewed 2/17/2011 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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