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，可以导致侧的发生，种侧同时伴有脊柱，体旋转，肋骨隆起，与人类的特发性脊柱侧特征很相似。