Articles & Thesis

STRUCTURE OF HUMAN PINEAL GLAND (Master of Science “thesis” Degree)

Sérgio Felipe de Oliveira, MD *

"A Study of human pineal gland structure, using optic microscopy, scanning eletron microscopy, x-ray spectrometry scanning microscopy and x-ray difraction."

ABSTRACT
The structure of humal pineal gland was studied by optic microscopy, scanning eletromicroscopy, spectrometer x-ray scanning eletron microscopy with energy dispersion (EDS). The tissues to analysis by optic microscopy were fixed in formalin at 10% during 48 h and put in parffin. For S.E.M., The tissues were fixed in modified Karnovsky solution, and a part of the material was fracturated in liquid nitrogen to analysis of internal characteristic of the pineal body. The results showed that the pineal body has calcareon structure was made of concentrics lamelae with amorf aspect. The x -ray difractor showed the cristalin structure of the atom arrangement of the elements that compose the calcarean concretions.

Due to extension of the thesis «Structure of Human Pineal Gland» the dear colleague will be able to consult all article into UNIESPÍRITO - International University for the Spirit Sciences, Brazil.

* Psychiatrist, Brazil