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. 2018 Oct 4;38:17. doi: 10.1186/s41232-018-0075-8

Table 1.

Pigments

Source Pigment type Color
Hematogenous Hemoglobin Red to brown
Hemosiderin Yellow to brown
Bile Yellow to brown
Porphyrin Dark brown
Non-hematogenous Melanin Brown to black
Chromaffin Dark brown
Lipofuscin Yellow to brown
Artifact Malaria Dark brown
Formalin Dark brown