A preliminary report on hepatic pigmentation in Falkland Islands sheep.
Pigmentation of hepatocytes and Kupffer's cells with lipofuscin and melanin-like pigment is described. The occurrence of pigmented reticulo-endothelial cells in the lungs and lymphoid tissue was also noted. No discernible impairment of function accompanied the pigmentation.
D000818:Animals; D001266:Atlantic Islands; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000166:cytology; D008062:Lipofuscin / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism; D010858:Pigmentation; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012756:Sheep / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D008062:Lipofuscin; D008543:Melanins