Lipofuscin

Pigment: Coloured Substance 

Differ in their chemical nature, origin and biological significance 

Occur Normally and Abnormally

Exogenous Pigments (Outside Of The Body)

Endogenous Pigments (Synthesized within the body)

Ageing and Pigment 

Ageing: Process Of  Becoming Older

Population Ageing: Increase in the median age of a population 

Cellular Ageing is the basis of the body ageing 

Ageing Pigment: It tells that your body is Old

Lipofuscin Pigment 

Accumlation  of metabolic products (Wear and Tear Pigments)

Seen in Heart/Liver and Brain

Lipofuscin seen in Ageing

Lipofuscin imparts an appearance to the tissue: Brown Atrophy

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