pineal gland

collocation in English

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pineal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪn.i.əl/us
/ˈpɪn.i.əl/
anatomyspecialized
in or on the pineal, or relating to ...
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gland
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlænd/us
/ɡlænd/
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have ...
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(Definition ofpinealandglandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Expression is evident in the eye and in thepinealgland.
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In the eye, melatonin is synthesized by the same pathway as that described in thepinealgland.
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N-acetyltransferase activity responds to environmental lighting in the eye as well as in thepinealgland.
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Ocular mechanisms that regulate thepinealgland.
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Immunohistochemical evidence for the presence of melatonin in thepinealgland, the retina and the harderian gland.
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The shape of synaptic ribbons in the ratpinealgland.
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The mammalianpinealgland: structure and function.
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An important factor in sleep is melatonin, a hormone produced in thepinealglandthat is associated with sleep facilitation.
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The expression of this subunit is regulated by the secretion of melatonin in response to light information transmitted to thepinealgland.
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The doctors are able to operate on herpinealgland.
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Also, within the cranium, thepinealgland, which attaches to the thalamus, controls the body's 24 hour rhythms circadian rhythm through the release of melatonin.
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Among fish, lampreys retain two functional third eyes, one developed from the parietal gland, and the other from thepinealgland.
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Melatonin secretion by the brain'spinealglandis triggered by darkness.
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It is the penultimate enzyme in the melatonin synthesis controlling the night/day rhythm in melatonin production in the vertebratepinealgland.
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Thepinealglandwas originally believed to be a vestigial remnant of a larger organ.
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In animals that have lost the parietal eye, including mammals, the pineal sac is retained and condensed into the form of thepinealgland.
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Thepinealglandis as such highly protected by the brain from any stress-related damage.
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S-antigen from the rat retina andpinealglandhave identical sequences.
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