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pinealocyte, n. Anat.|pɪnɪˈæləʊsaɪt|
[f. pineal a. + -o- + -cyte.]
A parenchymal cell, characteristic of the pineal body, which secretes melatonin and other hormones.
1961de Robertis & de Iraldi in Experientia XVII. 122/2 In a previous paper, it was demonstrated that the main morphological characteristic of the pinealocyte, the parenchymal cell of the pineal gland, is represented by club-shaped perivascular expansions connected to the cell edge by thin pedicles. 1967Cancer Res. XXVII. 1306/2 The Syrian hamster is not only a pigmented animal but also contains pigment granules in its pinealocytes. 1976Anat. & Embryol. CXLIX. 299 Bilateral adrenalectomy [in rats] is followed by a relative increase of 24{pcnt} for the number of pinealocyte terminals adjacent to the pericapillary space. 1987Nature 7 May 69/2 Sugden et al. have shown that stimulation of α1-adrenergic receptors in rat pinealocytes potentiates isoprenaline-induced cyclic AMP accumulation in these cells. |