Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. endocrine system
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. animal glands
  5. endocrine glands
  6. pineal body

Preferred term

pineal body

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • pineal gland

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37010

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 8/23/16