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小鸡，经常可以导致生，种时伴有脊柱前，锥体旋转，肋骨隆起，与人类特性脊柱特征很相似。