Abstract
The present study examined the histochemistry of pigments in the corpus luteum of the ovaries of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata), and rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Yellowish brown pigments were found in the regressing corpus luteum cells. Histochemical studies revealed that these pigments consisted of lipofuscin, the so-called age pigment. The findings obtained suggest that accumulation of lipofuscin might be related to cellular aging of the corpus luteum.
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Hayama, Si., Kamiya, S., Yamazaki, A. et al. Lipofuscin in the corpus luteum of macaque ovaries. Primates 33, 133–137 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382770
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