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Definitions of pineal in various dictionaries:
adj - relating to the pineal body
adj - having the form of a pine cone
Having the form of a pine cone.
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| a pea-sized conical mass of tissue behind the third ventricle of the brain, secreting a hormone-like substance in some mammals. |
| Having the form of a pine cone. |
| Of or relating to the pineal body. |
| having the form of a pine cone |
| relating to the pineal body |
| an organ in the brain that produces a hormone called melatonin: |
| in or on the pineal, or relating to the pineal: |
| Pineal description |
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| The pineal gland, also known as the conarium, kônarion or epiphysis cerebri, is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. The pineal gland produces melatonin, a serotonin-derived hormone which modulates sleep patterns in both circadian and seasonal cycles. The shape and size of the gland make it resemble a pine nut , hence its name. The pineal gland is located in the epithalamus, near the center of the brain, between the two hemispheres, tucked in a groove where the two halves of the thalamus join.Nearly all vertebrate species possess a pineal gland. The most important exception is a primitive vertebrate, the hagfish. Even in the hagfish, however, there may be a "pineal equivalent" structure in the dorsal diencephalon. The lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum, the nearest existing relative to vertebrates, also lacks a recognizable pineal gland. The lamprey (another primitive vertebrate), however, does possess one. A few more developed vertebrates lost pineal glands over the |