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