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area postrema
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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. The area postrema lies outside the blood-brain barrier and its functions include acting as an emetic chemoreceptor. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_postrema ]
Term info
Label
area postrema
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
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external definition
An area of medulla oblongata, outside the blood-brain barrier. The apical terminals of the neurons are, in a strategic location either to monitor the chemical constitution of the plasma or to release neurogenic substances into the general circulation. Ma 1997.[TAO]
function notes
vomiting center in humans
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
chemoreceptor trigger zone
id
UBERON:0002162