Innervation of pineal gland by the nervus conarii: a review of this almost forgotten structure

• 영문명: Innervation of pineal gland by the nervus conarii: a review of this almost forgotten structure
• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: Kion Gregory Tyler Warner Juan J. Cardona Arada Chaiyamoon Joe Iwanaga Aaron S. Dumont
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.56(3), 304~307쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.09.30

영문 초록

The nervus conarii provides sympathetic nerve innervation to the pineal gland, which is thought to be the primarytype of stimulus to this gland. This underreported nerve has been mostly studied in animals. One function of the nervus conarii may be to activate pinealocytes to produce melatonin. Others have also found substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide from the nervus conarii ending in the pineal gland. The following paper reviews the extant medical literature on the nervus conarii including its anatomy and potential function.

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Nervus conarii Pineal gland Innervation Anatomy Review