English to Portuguese Meaning of pineal - pineal

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Definitions of pineal in English

Adjective(1) relating to the pineal body(2) having the form of a pine cone

Examples of pineal in English

(1) Some of these supplements, called glandulars, contain bovine brain, pituitary, pineal gland , and spinal cord, all organs where infectious prions may concentrate.(2) Secreted nightly by the pineal gland , the hormone alerts birds, lizards, and mammals to approaching mating seasons and helps them keep track of hibernation deadlines.(3) The major glands that make up the human endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pineal body , and the reproductive glands, which include the ovaries and testes.(4) Other distinct anatomic structures such as the pineal gland and third ventricle could not be identified due to autolysis.(5) The pineal gland in the brain secretes melatonin, which has been linked to depression.(6) The cells of the suprachiasmatic nucleus send signals to other parts of the brain, especially the pineal gland , initiating hormonal and nerve signals that synchronize the body and the brain to the biological clock.(7) A gland in the brain known as the pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin when the body is exposed to light - sunlight or artificial light.(8) One theory is that it is related to the amount of melatonin in the body, a hormone secreted by the pineal gland .(9) Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally secreted in the evening from the pineal gland in the brain and tells the brain it is time to sleep.(10) Apparently, psychoactive substances stimulate the pineal gland in the brain.(11) Melatonin is produced and secreted by the pineal gland , whose activity is regulated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei.(12) Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland , a small organ deep in the mammalian brain that conveys information to the rest of the brain and body about the length of light-dark cycles.(13) Melatonin is a hormone secreted at night by the pineal gland of the brain.(14) This diurnal variation in melatonin synthesis is brought about by norepinephrine secreted by the postganglionic sympathetic nerves that innervate the pineal gland .(15) Melatonin and serotonin are indoleamines derived from tryptophan which are produced by the pineal gland in vertebrates.(16) The 24-hour circadian rhythm of light - dark (day-night) cycle is controlled by the hypothalamus through a neural pathway to the pineal gland .

Related Phrases of pineal

(1) pineal gland ::

Glândula pineal

(2) pineal body ::

corpo pineal

Related Phrases of pineal

(1) pineal gland ::

Glândula pineal

(2) pineal body ::

corpo pineal

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