OBO ID: ZFA:0000019
Term Name: epiphysis Search Ontology:
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
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology
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