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MeSH Heading: Pineal Gland
Tree Number(s): A06.300.635; A06.688.733; A08.186.211.180.200.680; A08.186.211.200.317.200.620; A08.713.733
Unique ID: D010870
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010870
Annotation: neoplasms: coordinate PINEAL GLAND (IM) with BRAIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM); consider PINEALOMA
Scope Note: A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The pineal gland secretes MELATONIN, other BIOGENIC AMINES and NEUROPEPTIDES.
Entry Term(s): Corpus Pineale; Epiphysis Cerebri; Pineal Body
NLM Classification #: WK 350
See Also: Pinealectomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0016874
Scope Note: A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The pineal gland secretes MELATONIN, other BIOGENIC AMINES and NEUROPEPTIDES.
Terms: Pineal Gland Preferred Term
Term UI T032057
Date04/22/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Epiphysis Cerebri
Term UI T032055
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pineal Body
Term UI T032056
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Corpus Pineale
Term UI T857177
Date03/24/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015)

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