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epiphysis

Term ID
ZFA:0000019
Synonyms
  • corpus pineale
  • pineal gland
  • pineal organ
Definition
A circumscribed swelling, includes the pineal primordium that appears late in the segmentation period in the dorsal midline of the diencephalon. It is located directly rostral to the posterior commissure and dorsal to the habenular commissure. (2)
Appears at
Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • TAO:0000019
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