lipochrome
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lipochrome
[′lip·ə‚krōm] (biochemistry)
Any of various fat-soluble pigments, such as carotenoid, occurring in natural fats. Also known as chromolipid.
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Caption: Figure 3: Liver biopsy showed focal steatosis, focal nonspecific chronic inflammation, and a nonspecific increase in the
lipochrome pigment in hepatocytes.
The
lipochrome pigment of molluscan neurons as a possible electron acceptor.
Prostate-specific antigen expression and
lipochrome pigment granules in the differential diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma versus seminal vesicle-ejaculatory duct epithelium.
The liver is darker than the kidneys possibly because of the higher content in deoxygenated blood, bile pigment, and lipofuscin (discussed in the "
Lipochromes" section) (Figure 2, D and H).
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