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MP Term : enlarged pineal gland [MP:0013364] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  increased size of the unpaired epithalamic structure that is shaped like a tiny pine cone and located above the posterior commissure near the level of the habenular complex and the sylvian aqueduct; the pineal is both a circumventricular organ and an endocrine organ that secretes melatonin, a serotonin-derived hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms
  • synonyms:
  • enlarged pineal body,
  • increased pineal body size,
  • enlarged epiphysis cerebri,
  • enlarged conarium,
  • enlarged glandula pinealis,
  • increased pineal gland size
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