Pinealectomy in chickens consistently produces scoliosis with lordosis, ertebral rotations, and rib humps, which hae anatomic characteristics similar to those of human idiopathic scoliosis.

实施松果切除术鸡，经常可以导致侧凸发生，种侧凸同时伴有脊柱前凸，锥，肋骨隆起，与人类特发性脊柱侧凸特征很相似。