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Created page with "== Haemosiderin == The other haemoglobin-derived pigment is haemosiderin. It has a golden yellow-brownish colour and accumulates in tissues when there is a local or system excess of iron. Iron is usually stored in cells being bound to the protein apoferritin, together forming ferritin. Haemosiderin is comprised of denatured ferritin. While the iron inside ferritin can be used when the body needs it, the iron inside haemosiderin is lost, and cannot be used by the body an..."