After pinealectomy, young chickens produced scoliosis with anatomic characteristics similar to those of human idiopathic scoliosis, rats also produced scoliosis with resection of theft foreet.

• 通过将雏鸡松果体切除，可诱导出与人类特发性脊柱侧凸患者具有相似解剖学特征的脊柱畸形。进一步实验发现，松果体切除术亦可以使2足鼠发生脊柱侧凸。