| 11. | Commander Eros ( Dudley Manlove ) informs their Ruler ( pituitary and pineal glands.
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| 12. | High threshold, NPY-positive neurons are vasoconstrictor neurons, which innervate the iris and pineal gland.
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| 13. | Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland during the night.
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| 14. | As the night begins, the eyes signal the pineal gland to start pumping melatonin.
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| 15. | Interestingly, the tuatara's pineal gland functions as a third eye.
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| 16. | Connected to the optic nerve, the pineal gland is sensitive to light and darkness.
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| 17. | This may contribute to lowered levels of monoamines in aged brain and pineal gland.
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| 18. | The doctors are able to operate on her pineal gland.
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| 19. | And, hum, removing the Pineal gland from the " Symbols and Mythological Personas " list.
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| 20. | The pineal gland consists mainly of pinealocytes, but four other cell types have been identified.
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