Pinealectomy in chickens consistently produces scoliosis with lordosis, ertebral rotations, and rib humps, which hae anatomic characteristics similar to those of human idiopathic scoliosis.
实施松果切除术后的小鸡,经常可以导致侧凸的发生,这种侧凸同时伴有脊柱前凸,锥,肋骨隆起,与人类的特发性脊柱侧凸特征很相似。