National Cancer Institute Thesaurus - Pineal Gland - Classes | NCBO BioPortal

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Id	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12398 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12398
Preferred Name	Pineal Gland
Definitions	A small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, that secretes melatonin.
Synonyms	Pineal Gland GLAND, PINEAL Pineal Body Pineal gland PINEAL GLAND pineal organ pineal body Pineal structure (body structure) corpus pineale pineal gland glandula pinealis Pineal See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

label	Pineal Gland
Is_PCDC_GCT_Authorized_Value_For_Variable	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C164323 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173281 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157120
prefixIRI	Thesaurus:C12398
code	C12398
DEFINITION	A small endocrine gland in the brain, situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum, that secretes melatonin.
ALT_DEFINITION	A small endocrine gland that arises from the central posterior aspect of the diencephalon. A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin. A midline, cone like structure located in the dorso-caudal roof of the 3rd ventricle, attached by peduncles to the habenular and posterior commissures. The stalk contains nerve fibers, blood vessels, connective tissue and parenchymal cells (Paxinos, The Rat Central Nervous System, 2nd ed, pg 399).
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570
Legacy Concept Name	Pineal_Gland
Contributing_Source	CDISC GDC PCDC UBERON mCode
xRef	UBERON:0001905
FULL_SYN	Pineal Gland GLAND, PINEAL Pineal Body Pineal gland PINEAL GLAND pineal organ pineal body Pineal structure (body structure) corpus pineale pineal gland glandula pinealis Pineal See more See less
UMLS_CUI	C0031939
Maps_To	Pineal Gland Pineal gland Pineal
Preferred_Name	Pineal Gland
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12704
Display_Name	Pineal Gland
Concept_In_Subset	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177403 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177402 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177383 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177394 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 See more See less
Semantic_Type	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

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