loading...| Preferred Name |
pineal body |
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| Synonyms |
conarium |
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| Definitions |
endocrine gland, located in the median plane, just posterior to the dorsal part of the dorsal thalamus and rostral to the superior colliculus; concerned with adjustment to circadian rhythms; light is thought to have an inhibitory effect on its secretory activity and darkness to be excitatory; impulses are relayed from the retina to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, then to the pineal body by way of the thoracic spinal cord; secretes melatonin, other biogenic amines, and neuropeptides. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0478-3737 |
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| altLabel |
conarium epiphysis cerebri corpus pineale |
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| cui |
C0031939 |
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| definition |
endocrine gland, located in the median plane, just posterior to the dorsal part of the dorsal thalamus and rostral to the superior colliculus; concerned with adjustment to circadian rhythms; light is thought to have an inhibitory effect on its secretory activity and darkness to be excitatory; impulses are relayed from the retina to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, then to the pineal body by way of the thoracic spinal cord; secretes melatonin, other biogenic amines, and neuropeptides. |
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| DID |
0478-3737 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| notation |
0478-3737 |
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| prefLabel |
pineal body |
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| tui |
T023 |
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| subClassOf |