Lab Animal - Putting down the pineal gland in zebrafish. Skip to main content. ... In mammals, the master circadian clock is located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), ...

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Pineal Gland. Source: Joseph Mazur. With age come the obstacles of getting to sleep and staying asleep. Fortunately, we have a dedicated “clock” coordinated with a ...

Once called the third eye, the pineal gland is a gland located deep in the center of the brain. It secretes melatonin, which affects the body clock and other functions. Signs of a problem include ...

Though the pineal gland wasn’t understood until the 20th century, descriptions of its anatomical location are included in the writings of Galen (ca. 130-ca. 210 CE), a Greek doctor and ...

Your brain contains a small pine cone-shaped gland called the pineal gland. It’s about the size of a grain of rice. However, that size can vary in animals depending on their location. ‌This ...