Histochemical study of pigments in cirrhotic livers of dogs

Abstract

Both hemosiderin and a chromolipoid (ceroid type) were histochemically characterized in fourteen cirrhotic livers of dogs. These pigments were found within the cells of the interlobular connective tissue as well as within the hepatic and the Kupffer cells. Both carotenoids and melanins were not detected with the use of the present methods.