Term Name: epiphysis
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.
Appears at: Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000019]

Relationships
is part of: endocrine system pineal complex visual system
has parts: epiphyseal cluster pinealocyte
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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