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[[Image:Melanosis coli intermed mag.jpg|thumb|right|[[Micrograph]] showing lipofuscin in the colon; this is known as ''[[pseudomelanosis coli]]''. [[H&E stain]].]]
[[Image:Stromal lipofuscinosis of the seminal vesicle - alt -- high mag.jpg |right|thumb|[[Micrograph]] showing stromal lipofuscinosis. [[H&E stain]].]]'''Lipofuscin''' is benign pigment that can be confused for melanin. It is also known as ''age pigment'', as it as associated strongly with aging.<ref name=pmid11976186>{{cite journal |vauthors=Porta EA |title=Pigments in aging: an overview |journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. |volume=959 |issue= |pages=57–65 |date=April 2002 |pmid=11976186 |doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02083.x |url=}}</ref>
[[Image:Stromal lipofuscinosis of the seminal vesicle - alt -- high mag.jpg |right|thumb|[[Micrograph]] showing stromal lipofuscinosis. [[H&E stain]].]]'''Lipofuscin''' is benign pigment that can be confused for melanin. It is also known as ''age pigment'', as it as associated strongly with aging.<ref name=pmid11976186>{{cite journal |vauthors=Porta EA |title=Pigments in aging: an overview |journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. |volume=959 |issue= |pages=57–65 |date=April 2002 |pmid=11976186 |doi=10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02083.x |url=}}</ref>


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