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Descriptor English: Pineal Gland
Descriptor Spanish: Glándula Pineal
Descriptor glándula pineal
Entry term(s) cuerpo pineal
epífisis cerebral
glándula epifisaria
Scope note: Órgano neuroendocrino fotosensible unido al techo del TERCER VENTRÍCULO del cerebro. La glándula pineal segrega MELATONINA, otras AMINAS BIOGÉNICAS y NEUROPÉPTIDOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Glândula Pineal
Descriptor French: Glande pinéale
Entry term(s): Conarium
Corps pinéal
Épiphyse
Épiphyse (glande)
Épiphyse cérébrale
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
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010870
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.
Annotation: neoplasms: coordinate PINEAL GLAND (IM) with BRAIN NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM); consider PINEALOMA
Allowable Qualifiers: AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
Related: Pinéalectomie MeSH
DeCS ID: 11303
Unique ID: D010870
NLM Classification: WK 350
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/22
Glande pinéale - Preferred
Concept UI M0016874
Preferred term Glande pinéale
Entry term(s) Conarium
Corps pinéal
Épiphyse
Épiphyse (glande)
Épiphyse cérébrale



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