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Pineal


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Both treatments depressed nocturnal pineal melatonin content in rats and hamsters.
  • (2) In this study, pinealectomy did not alter the inhibitory effect of testosterone on neuroendocine-gonadal activity in the male rat, suggesting that the pineal gland does not mediate the response of the rat hypothalamic-pituitary axis to testosterone.
  • (3) Only methoxyindole acetic acid was detectable after incubation of unstimulated and alpha-adrenergic-agonist-treated pineal glands.
  • (4) Striated muscle fibres were found in each of twenty consecutive pineal glands cultured from individual neonatal rats.2.
  • (5) Parallel changes in free T4 and the free T4 index indicate adequacy of the index in representing pineal-induced changes in free T4.
  • (6) The results indicate that, regardless of the photoperiod, no clear functional relationship can be found between the avian pineal gland and thyroid function, although a transitory increase in T4 levels was seen in both pinealectomized and sham-operated birds shortly after the operations.
  • (7) The pineal of certain lizards possesses a finger-like projection that extends toward the parietal eye.
  • (8) A putative pineal metabolite, 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid, was quantified in human urine by a gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method.
  • (9) These data suggest that SCN plays a significant role in controlling the rhythmic activity of LHA, VMN and the pineal gland.
  • (10) The smooth endoplasmic reticulum present in the terminals of the offshoots of the light pinealocytes is possibly involved in pineal indoleamine synthesis.
  • (11) The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to pineal influences on parturition.
  • (12) The possibility of pineal gland involvement as a part of "neuroendocrine dysfunction" in some of the psychiatric diseases has received special attention in recent years.
  • (13) Using thin layer chromatography on fluorescent silica gel plates, 5 indoles were identified and 6 unknown substances isolated from the pineal incubate and from both extracts.
  • (14) A similar gold labelling of organelles was observed in the ependyma and pineal neurons.
  • (15) These data suggest that neither the pineal nor the eyes are central components of the circadian pacemaking system in Dipsosaurus, nor is melatonin critically involved in maintaining its organization.
  • (16) When outcome was examined in patients who were stuporous or comatose on admission, a significant increase in septal shift was found among patients with a poor outcome, but there was no significant relationship between outcome and degree of pineal or aqueductal shift.
  • (17) The pineal organ of the cat was studied by postembedding gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) immunocytochemistry.
  • (18) Pineal serotonin is stored in equilibrium in two compartments, i.e., the parenchymal cells and the adrenergic nerves and thus is most probably reduced in both sites.
  • (19) Pineals incubated in hormone-free medium and unincubated glands served as controls.
  • (20) Further, the present study shows that neither the alpha 1- nor beta-adrenoceptor density of the pineal declines as rats age.

Vineal


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to vines; containing vines.

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