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brown atrophy

Sunday 29 January 2006

Definition: Lipofuscin granules are residual bodies from autophagy process. When present in sufficient amounts, they impart a brown discoloration to the tissue (brown atrophy).

See also

- lipofuscins
- lipofuscin deposits

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Keywords

  • Tissular lesions

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