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Meaning of pinealocyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A single cell within the pineal gland which is involved in melatonin secretion and circadian rhythms.

Examples

“The pineal gland is lined on the inside with tissue called pinealocytes. These pinealocytes are similar to the rods and cones in the retina of your eye. That’s right; it’s the third eye! Your brain has a third eye in the center and it has retinal tissue. It also has the same wiring that your physical eyes do to the visual cortex in your brain! How did they know that all the way back when?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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