"Pineal Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.635 A06.688.733 A08.186.211.464.200.680 A08.186.211.730.317.200.620 A08.713.733
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| Concept/Terms |
Pineal Gland- Pineal Gland
- Gland, Pineal
- Pineal Glands
- Pineal Body
- Pineal Bodies
- Corpus Pineale
- Corpus Pineales
- Epiphysis Cerebri
- Cerebri, Epiphysis
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pineal Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Westwood AJ, Burns JD, Kase CS. Teaching NeuroImages: Isolated pineal hemorrhage. Neurology. 2011 Oct 18; 77(16):e95.
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Quillien A, Blanco-Sanchez B, Halluin C, Moore JC, Lawson ND, Blader P, Cau E. BMP signaling orchestrates photoreceptor specification in the zebrafish pineal gland in collaboration with Notch. Development. 2011 Jun; 138(11):2293-302.
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Tetel MJ, Ungar TC, Hassan B, Bittman EL. Photoperiodic regulation of androgen receptor and steroid receptor coactivator-1 in Siberian hamster brain. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2004 Nov 24; 131(1-2):79-87.
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von Gall C, Garabette ML, Kell CA, Frenzel S, Dehghani F, Schumm-Draeger PM, Weaver DR, Korf HW, Hastings MH, Stehle JH. Rhythmic gene expression in pituitary depends on heterologous sensitization by the neurohormone melatonin. Nat Neurosci. 2002 Mar; 5(3):234-8.
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Falc?n J, Galarneau KM, Weller JL, Ron B, Chen G, Coon SL, Klein DC. Regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase-2 (AANAT2, EC 2.3.1.87) in the fish pineal organ: evidence for a role of proteasomal proteolysis. Endocrinology. 2001 May; 142(5):1804-13.
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Bittman EL, Tubbiola ML, Foltz G, Hegarty CM. Effects of photoperiod and androgen on proopiomelanocortin gene expression in the arcuate nucleus of golden hamsters. Endocrinology. 1999 Jan; 140(1):197-206.
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Meyer-Bernstein EL, Jetton AE, Matsumoto SI, Markuns JF, Lehman MN, Bittman EL. Effects of suprachiasmatic transplants on circadian rhythms of neuroendocrine function in golden hamsters. Endocrinology. 1999 Jan; 140(1):207-18.
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Powers JB, Jetton AE, Mangels RA, Bittman EL. Effects of photoperiod duration and melatonin signal characteristics on the reproductive system of male Syrian hamsters. J Neuroendocrinol. 1997 Jun; 9(6):451-66.
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Maywood ES, Bittman EL, Hastings MH. Lesions of the melatonin- and androgen-responsive tissue of the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus block the gonadal response of male Syrian hamsters to programmed infusions of melatonin. Biol Reprod. 1996 Feb; 54(2):470-7.
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Tubbiola ML, Bittman EL. Steroidal and photoperiodic regulation of opiate binding in male golden hamsters. J Neuroendocrinol. 1994 Jun; 6(3):317-22.