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Pinealocyte

Main cells contained in the pineal gland

Pinealocytes are the main cells contained in the pineal gland, located behind the third ventricle and between the two hemispheres of the brain. The primary

Pinealocyte

Pineal gland

Endocrine gland in the brain of most vertebrates

ganglia. The pineal body in humans consists of a lobular parenchyma of pinealocytes surrounded by connective tissue spaces. The gland's surface is covered

Pineal gland

Pineal_gland

Ovary

Female reproductive organ that produces egg cells

pancreas Alpha cell Beta cell PP cell Delta cell Epsilon cell Pineal gland Pinealocyte Corpora arenacea Other Enteroendocrine cell Paraganglia Organ of Zuckerkandl

Ovary

List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

Oligodendrocyte Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell Pituicyte (posterior pituitary) Pinealocyte See main article on Paraxial mesoderm. See Mesenchymal stem cell. Bone

List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

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List of human hormones

influence goosebumps, etc. 2 Melatonin MT Amino acid derivative pineal gland Pinealocyte / Tryptophan melatonin receptor CNS and peripheral tissue sleep–wake

List of human hormones

List_of_human_hormones

Ribbon synapse

vestibular organ receptors, cochlear hair cells, retinal bipolar cells, and pinealocytes. The synaptic ribbon is a unique structure at the active zone of the

Ribbon synapse

Ribbon_synapse

Research Domain Criteria

Diagnostic framework in personalized psychiatry

Melatonin VIP Fibroblast ipRGC Medium spiny neuron Pars tuberalis cells Pinealocyte Rods and cones SCN "clock" cells Input Raphe to SCN projection retinal

Research Domain Criteria

Research_Domain_Criteria

Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase

Class of enzymes

serotonin-dependent aspects of human behavior and pituitary function. In the pinealocyte cells of the pineal gland, aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase is involved

Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase

Aralkylamine_N-acetyltransferase

Circumventricular organs

Interfaces between the brain and the circulatory system

distribution of neurons. The principal cell type of the pineal is the pinealocyte sensu stricto. This type of cell has a prominent nucleus and a granular

Circumventricular organs

Circumventricular_organs

Skin secretions

pancreas Alpha cell Beta cell PP cell Delta cell Epsilon cell Pineal gland Pinealocyte Corpora arenacea Other Enteroendocrine cell Paraganglia Organ of Zuckerkandl

Skin secretions

Skin_secretions

Membrane potential

Electric potential difference between interior and exterior of a biological cell

delta cells, enteroendocrine cells, pulmonary neuroendocrine cells, pinealocytes), glial cells (e.g. astrocytes), mechanoreceptor cells (e.g. hair cells

Membrane potential

Membrane_potential

List of human endocrine organs and actions

Secreted hormone From cells Effect Melatonin Pinealocytes Antioxidant Monitors the circadian rhythm including induction of drowsiness and lowering of the

List of human endocrine organs and actions

List_of_human_endocrine_organs_and_actions

Brain-specific homeobox

Protein encoded by the BSX gene

all cell types within the pineal gland, including melatonin-releasing pinealocytes, photoreceptor cells and leftwards migrating parapineal cells, which

Brain-specific homeobox

Brain-specific_homeobox

TPH1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

TPH expression is limited to a few specialized tissues: raphe neurons, pinealocytes, mast cells, mononuclear leukocytes, beta-cells of the islets of Langerhans

TPH1

Papillary tumors of the pineal region

Type of brain tumor

astrocytes, ganglion cells, blood vessels, and pinealocytes, which are the cells of this organ. Pinealocytes are specialized neurons, which are rich in monoaminergic

Papillary tumors of the pineal region