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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D031608
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D031608
Preferred Name

Area Postrema

Definitions
A small, rounded eminence on each side of the FOURTH VENTRICLE, which receives nerve fibers from the SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; and adjacent areas of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA. The area postrema lies outside the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor.
Synonyms
Trigger Zones, Chemoreceptor
Postrema, Area
Area Postremas
Trigger Zone, Chemoreceptor
Zone, Chemoreceptor Trigger
Zones, Chemoreceptor Trigger
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zones
Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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