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What is a pineal gland?

What is a pineal gland? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (anatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.
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The pineal gland hormone, melatonin, is one of the endproducts regulated by the circadian system.
The tumor was located in the pineal gland and was well demarcated from the surrounding brain tissue, especially from the cerebellum.
The pineal gland or pineal body is a small gland in the middle of the head.
These are extremely rare benign tumours which develop from the pineal gland situated between the two halves of the brain.
Apparently, psychoactive substances stimulate the pineal gland in the brain.
One theory is that it is related to the amount of melatonin in the body, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland.

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