Lipofuscin is a brownish pigment that may accumulate in:

a. Lipid droplets
b. Lysosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
e. The cell nucleus


ANS: B
Lipofuscin represents the indigestible remnants of structures hydrolyzed in lysosomes. See 1-18.

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